Welcome!

To view more information about the project, visit the Wiki!

Quick Setup

Recommended: Visit the Wiki's Set Up Development Environment page for detailed setup instructions.

Installations

• Install git https://git-scm.com/downloads
• Install Python version 3.11 or lower https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Install SQLite3
  • For Windows 10/11: https://www.sqlite.org/download.html
  • For Linux: sudo apt install sqlite3
  • For MacOS: Should already be installed
• Install Elasticsearch and Kibana
  • Elasticsearch: https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch
  • Kibana: https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana

Telegram Installation / API Setup

Note

It is recommended that you use a burner phone number, a burner email address, and a VM to install Telegram Desktop. For more Telegram setup and OPSEC instructions, view the Wiki.

• Set up a Telegram account on the Telegram app installed on your preferred device
• Navigate to http://my.telegram.org and log in with your phone number
• Navigate to "API development tools" and fill the required fields
  • App title: anything
  • URL: www.telegram.org
  • Platform: Desktop
  • Description: anything
  • Click "Create application"
• Save "App api_id" and "App api_hash" (to be used in config.py)

Environment Setup

• Create virtual environment
  • python -m venv venv
  • Activate venv
    • source venv/Scripts/activate # Windows git bash
    • source venv/bin/activate # UNIX
  • Deactivate venv
    • deactivate
• Download library dependencies
  • pip install -r requirements.txt
  • Optional: Download individual dependencies
    • pip install telethon
    • pip install argostranslate
    • pip install lingua-language-detector
    • pip install requests
    • pip install elasticsearch
    • pip install ijson

Create a configs.py file. Paste and modify the code below accordingly.

"""
Replace mandatory None values with your info. Ensure correct data types, as specified.
For optional values, replace them with your info as needed. Otherwise, keep values as None.

Configurations:
- Basic configurations           (REQUIRED)
- Collection configurations      (OPTIONAL)
- Elasticsearch configurations   (OPTIONAL)

The file example_configs.py has been created as a guide template.
"""

########################
# Basic configurations #
########################
PHONE_NUMBER: str = None               # (mandatory) (i.e. +12223334444)
API_HASH: str = None                   # (mandatory)
API_ID: int = None                     # (mandatory)

#############################
# Collection configurations #
#############################

# Proxy configuration
PROXIES: list[dict] = None             # (mandatory) default None for no proxy
# Add a each proxy object to the list. Below is an example template for two proxies.
# PROXIES: list[dict] = [
#     {
#         'proxy_type': 'socks5',        # (mandatory) protocol to use (i.e.: socks5)
#         'addr': '',                    # (mandatory) proxy IP address (i.e.: 123.123.123.123)
#         'port': 1080,                  # (mandatory) proxy port number (i.e.: 1080)
#         'username': '',                # (optional) username if the proxy requires auth
#         'password': '',                # (optional) password if the proxy requires auth
#         'rdns': True                   # (optional) whether to use remote or local resolve, default remote
#     },
#     {
#         'proxy_type': '',              # (mandatory) protocol to use (see above)
#         'addr': '',                    # (mandatory) proxy IP address
#         'port': 1080,                  # (mandatory) proxy port number
#         'username': '',                # (optional) username if the proxy requires auth
#         'password': '',                # (optional) password if the proxy requires auth
#         'rdns': True                   # (optional) whether to use remote or local resolve, default remote
#     },
# ]  # uncomment to add proxies

##########################
# Elastic configurations #
##########################
es_username: str = None                # (required) default None
es_password: str = None                # (required) default None
es_ca_cert_path: str = None            # (required) path to 'http_ca.crt' file stored in elasticsearch-<VERSION>/config/certs/http_ca.crt