Forward 2.1

A simple Telegram bot to index files from a source channel, store them in a MongoDB database, and forward them to a target channel.

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What it does

• ✅ Index files/videos from any public channel (no admin permission needed)
• ✅ For private channels, the bot requires admin permission
• ✅ Store files in a MongoDB database
• ✅ Forward files to a set target channel
• ✅ View total files stored
• ✅ Clear database with confirmation
• ✅ Owner-only access
• ✅ Prevents duplicate file storage using unique file IDs

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Commands

Command	Description
/index	Index files from a channel into the database
/total	Check total files stored
/cleardb	Clear all files from the database (with confirmation)
/status	Check bot’s current status
/set_channel	Set the target channel (required before forwarding)
/forward	Forward files to target chat from the database

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Environment Variables

The bot requires the following environment variables:

# Telegram API credentials
API_ID=123456           # Your Telegram API ID (integer)
API_HASH=your_api_hash  # Your Telegram API Hash
TG_BOT_TOKEN=bot_token_here  # Your Telegram Bot Token

# Owner IDs (space-separated)
OWNER_ID=12345678 98765432

# MongoDB connection URL
MONGO_URL=mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster0.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority

# Cache time in seconds (optional, default 300)
CACHE_TIME=300

# MongoDB collection name (optional, default "forward2025")
COLLECTION_NAME=forward2025