Chat Bridge

We welcome all ecosystem projects to establish a channel that is bridged between their server/telegram using matterbridge. You can see examples of this in action on the Ergo Discord.

Setting Up the Bridge

To set up a bridge, follow these steps:

1. Use this invite link to invite @BridgeBot#9505 to your server.

If you prefer, you can set up your own bot. However, you will need to send the Token ID to @Glasgow if you want it bridged to existing Ergo chats. The bot only needs permission to see/read messages and set webhooks in the channel you want to bridge.

2. Invite ErgoBridgeBot to your Telegram.

If Shieldy is enabled, you'll need to use /allowInvitingBots.

3. Notify @Glasgow about the channel/server you want to bridge so it can be added to the configuration.

Known Limitations

1. Discord does not currently allow bots to reply to messages when spoofing someone.

   - [Allow webhooks to use reply messages#3282](https://github.com/discord/discord-api-docs/discussions/3282)
   

2. The Telegram API does not report deleted messages. 1. This means any spam deleted on Telegram will remain visible on Discord.
   2. Workaround: Restrict new Telegram users from speaking until they verify their identity. OrgRobot is a useful tool for this, with a set of custom entry questions. This should stop most bots. (However, some spammers are real people and cannot be prevented.)

Despite these limitations, the bridge works quite well.

• If set, names/profile-photos will be spoofed if they are similar on both platforms. (Names can also be manually mapped). However, profile photos need to be re-cached when a new bridge is added.
• Responses will reply to the message on Telegram platforms, triggering notifications. On Discord, the message will be quoted.