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Dummy Gemini Bot reads its core secrets and paths from a .env file in the project root. Configuration is loaded at startup via python-dotenv, so any variable set in .env is available to the process before any other module initialises.

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.env.example

Copy this file to .env and fill in your values before starting the bot: 
# Telegram Bot Token (Get it from @BotFather on Telegram)
TELEGRAM_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token_here

# Gemini API Key (Get it from Google AI Studio)
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here

# SQLite Database Filename (Optional: default is chat_history.db)
DB_FILE=chat_history.db

# Comma-separated list of Telegram usernames allowed to access /admin commands
ALLOWED_ADMINS=AmiraliNotFound,AnotherAdmin

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Variable Reference

VariableRequiredDefaultDescription
TELEGRAM_TOKEN✅ Yes—Bot API token from @BotFather
GEMINI_API_KEY✅ Yes—Google Gemini API key from Google AI Studio
DB_FILENochat_history.dbPath to the SQLite database file used to store chat history and config
WEBAPP_URLNo(empty)HTTPS URL of the admin dashboard. Required to show the /admin Mini App button
ENCRYPTION_KEYNo(auto-generated)AES-256 Fernet key for message encryption. Auto-generated and saved to encryption_key.key on first run
ALLOWED_ADMINSNoAmiraliNotFoundComma-separated Telegram usernames with admin access. Usernames are compared case-insensitively
The ENCRYPTION_KEY is auto-generated on first run and persisted to encryption_key.key alongside the database. Do NOT delete this file — losing it makes all stored message history unreadable. Back it up alongside your database whenever you take snapshots.
WEBAPP_URL must be an HTTPS URL. Telegram Mini Apps reject non-HTTPS origins. Use Cloudflare Tunnel or a reverse proxy such as Nginx to terminate TLS in front of the local admin server.

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Applying Changes

The bot reads .env only at startup. After editing the file you must restart the process for changes to take effect. Bare Python: 
# Stop the running process, then:
python main.py
Docker Compose: 
docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d

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