OpsAI on Telegram: your server now answers your messages

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Talk to your server from your phone​

OpsAI can now run through Telegram. Instead of opening the panel every time you want to check something or kick off a task, you message a Telegram group and OpsAI answers there, in Telegram-formatted replies.

How it works

OpsAI runs on your desktop and connects to a Telegram bot using a bot token and a group chat ID. Once it's set up, any message sent in that group gets picked up by OpsAI, and longer-running tasks (up to 30 minutes) run in the background while you keep using Telegram normally.

Setup

1. Open Telegram and message @BotFather
2. Send

   /newbot

   and follow the prompts to name your bot — BotFather gives you a bot token at the end
3. Create a Telegram group (or use an existing one) and add your new bot to it
4. Get the group's chat ID — the easiest way is to send a message in the group, then check the bot's getUpdates response, or use one of the many "get chat id" bots
5. Enter the bot token and chat ID into OpsAI's Telegram settings on your desktop
6. Send

   Start

   in the group to confirm the connection

Once connected, that's it — no polling, no extra scripts. OpsAI listens for messages in that group and responds there.

Example prompt

Check if any of my domains have SSL certs expiring in the next 7 days, and list them.

Send that in the group and OpsAI will go do it and reply back in the chat, formatted for Telegram.

Why this is useful

Half the time you don't need the full panel UI — you need a yes/no answer or a quick status check while you're away from your desk. This gets you that without opening a laptop.

Give it a try and let us know what workflows you end up using it for.