ircbotpoll.py - yougeek.dev

IRC Bot for creating polls

Install (Linux/Debian):

# apt update
# apt install python3 python3-venv python3-pip
# mkdir -p /opt/ircbotpoll
# wget -c "https://yougeek.dev/ircbotpoll/ircbotpoll.py" -O /opt/ircbotpoll/ircbotpoll.py
# python3 -m venv /opt/ircbotpoll
# source /opt/ircbotpoll/bin/activate
# pip install --upgrade pip
# pip install irc
# useradd -m -s /bin/bash ircbot
# chown ircbot:ircbot -R /opt/ircbotpoll
Edit configuration:

# vim /opt/ircbotpoll/ircbotpoll.py
Replace these lines with your configuration:

######## CONFIGURATION (Edit with your settings)
SERVER   = "irc.example.net"
PORT     = 6667
USE_TLS  = False
NICK     = "poll-bot"
REALNAME = "IRC Poll Bot"
CHANNELS = ["#support", "#geek"]
#########
Add the bot at system startup. Create the file:

# vim /etc/systemd/system/ircbotpoll.service
Add the following:

[Unit]
Description=IRC Bot Poll
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=ircbot
Group=ircbot
WorkingDirectory=/opt/ircbotpoll
Environment=PATH=/opt/ircbotpoll/bin
ExecStart=/opt/ircbotpoll/bin/python3 /opt/ircbotpoll/ircbotpoll.py
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5s
KillMode=process

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Add the service at startup and start it:

# systemctl daemon-reload
# systemctl enable ircbotpoll
# systemctl start ircbotpoll
Syntax:

!poll [question]
!vote [option]
!results
!endpoll
How to uninstall:

# rm -rf /opt/ircbotpoll
# rm -rf /etc/system/system/ircbotpoll.service
# deluser ircbot