1. Create a private group and/or channel.

2. Create a bot via @BotFather and save the TOKEN (later referred to as BOT_TOKEN).

3. Create an API key on tonconsole.com (later referred to as TONAPI_KEY).

4. Obtain a key for TON Connect (Optional, later referred to as TONAPI_TONCONNECT_KEY).

   This key is necessary for the correct functioning of TON Connect on the backend under heavy user load. If you are expecting a high volume of traffic, more than one user per second, contact @subden via private message to receive the key. Tell him about your project and the need for this key. If you don't expect much traffic, you can skip this step and use the bot without a key.

5. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/nessshon/token-access-control-bot.git

6. Navigate to the bot directory:

   cd token-access-control-bot

7. Clone the environment variables file:

   cp .env.example .env

8. Configure environment variables file:

   nano .env

9. Install Docker and Docker Compose:

   sudo apt install docker.io && apt install docker-compose -y

10. Run the bot in a Docker container:

    docker-compose up --build

    If you encounter the error:

    Error while fetching server API version: HTTPConnection.request() got an unexpected keyword argument 'chunked'
    

    Install the latest version of docker-compose using the following command:

    sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/bin/docker-compose  && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-compose

    After the bot is up and running smoothly, you can stop the containers by pressing Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Shift + C in the terminal. Then, to restart them in the background, use:

    docker-compose up -d

11. Start the bot with the command /start, choose the language, and connect wallet.

12. Access the admin panel with the command /admin and add the token.

13. Add the bot to your private chat, ensuring you grant permissions to add administrators. After that, the bot will prompt you to add the chat to the database for monitoring.

14. You're all set!

Customize the bot's texts in the texts file according to your requirements. Additionally, if desired, add your preferred language to SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES and insert the corresponding codes into TEXT_BUTTONS and TEXT_MESSAGES.

Here's a comprehensive reference guide for the environment variables used in the project: