Hosting
Hosting/serving the app is where things can become a bit tricky for users new to python. It is hard to provide a detailed tutorial, as hosting is out of the scope of this project. However, here are a few resources that can help get you started! If you still need help, feel free to visit our discord! As long as you're willing to put in the work, there are those willing to help!
Essentially, you are just looking to have the app run on a computer (virtual machine) that will be up 24/7. There are a few other things like networking and security that cloud hosts handle. However, at the end of the day, it will be like running the app on your computer/PC.
The most common hosts like AWS, Linode, Heroku, DigitalOcean, etc. I have personally found DigitalOcean to be the best. Using the referral link below, you can get up to $200 in credits for 60 days.
https://m.do.co/c/2865cad8f863
Here are some links to help you get started:
You can use your personal PC and it isn't the worst idea in the world for a project of this size. However, I would highly recommend using a free service called Ngrok. This will allow you to tunnel traffic from your computer to the internet. Otherwise, you would have to open ports which can be a headache and a security risk.
Below is a general idea of what one would need to do.
- Set up Ngrok (Getting started with Ngrok)
- Use the command
python3 tvwb.py start(or with dockerdocker-compose run app start) to start the TVWB service. - Tunnel port 5000 (
ngrok http 5000) - Send your webhooks to the Ngrok URL (keep in mind the /webhook endpoint)
Sorry for the lack of details regarding this part. The scope of hosting can be dependent on too many things to count. However, I would gladly accept any recommendations/documentation to expand on this part!