Connect to vagrant via ssh. By user edxapp run following commands:

cd /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/
git clone https://github.com/vz10/edx_telegram_bot.git
pip install -e edx_telegram_bot

In lms/envs/common.py :

• override default url with new endpoints

  ...
  
  ROOT_URLCONF = 'edx_telegram_bot.urls'
  ...
  

• add telegram bot to installed application list

  ...
  INSTALLED_APPS = {
      ...
      'edx_telegram_bot',
      ...
  }
  ...
  

• override default student profile template

  ...
  
  MAKO_TEMPLATES['main'] = ['/edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/edx-telegram-bot/edx_telegram_bot/templates/lms'] + \
                           MAKO_TEMPLATES['main']
  ...
  

• Add bot settings (https://core.telegram.org/bots#3-how-do-i-create-a-bot)

  • token - bot token recieved by BotFather bot.
  • bot_name - your bot username

  ...
  TELEGRAM_BOT = {
      'token': '<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>',
      'bot_name': "<TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME>"
  }
  ...
  

Use this command to start bot in parallel terminal after starting LMS

./manage.py lms start_bot --settings=devstack