Getting Started

Adding the Bot

1. Search for @msKaine_bot on Telegram (or your self-hosted instance)
2. Click Add to Group and select your group
3. Promote the bot to admin with these permissions:
   • Delete messages
   • Ban users
   • Invite users via link
   • Pin messages
   • Manage video chats (optional)

First Steps

Once the bot is an admin, it's ready to go. All features default to off — you enable what you need.

Set up welcome messages

/welcome on
/setwelcome Welcome {mention} to {chatname}! Please read the /rules

Set group rules

/setrules 1. No spam
2. Be respectful
3. English only

Enable CAPTCHA for new members

/captcha on
/captchamode math
/captchakicktime 5m

Configure warnings

/setwarnlimit 3
/setwarnmode tban
/setwarntime 7d

PM Connection

Admins can manage groups remotely from a private chat:

1. Run /connect in the group to get the chat ID
2. Open a PM with the bot
3. Run /connect <chat_id>
4. Use admin commands as if you were in the group

Next Steps

• Configuration — environment variables and Docker setup
• Permissions — understand permission levels
• Command Reference — browse all commands