Telegram Setup for Hermes Agent

In this video, learn step-by-step how to connect and configure Telegram for your Hermes AI Agent running on an Oracle Cloud VM. We walk through creating your bot with BotFather, configuring webhook paths, authenticating your Telegram user ID, running the setup script, and testing live agent commands directly from your phone. Timestamps / Timeline 00:00 – Introduction & Overview 00:23 – Logging in via SSH & Preparing Configuration in VS Code 02:18 – Creating a Telegram Bot & Obtaining the API Token (BotFather) 03:37 – Applying Configuration & Running Hermes Setup in Terminal 06:47 – Free vs. Paid AI Models Overview (OpenRouter & DeepSeek) 08:24 – Gateway Setup & Manual Token Configuration 10:04 – Finding Your Telegram User ID (@userinfobot) 11:18 – Testing the Bot Connection & Sending Live Prompts 13:07 – Running Diagnostics with hermes doctor 14:40 – Switching Models & Using Free AI Models in Telegram 15:50 – Telegram Security Requirements (HTTPS & SSL Certificates) 16:47 – Wrap-up & Upcoming Features link to system prompt https://github.com/tauseefau/hemesins... Key Prerequisites & Resources Oracle Cloud VM with Hermes AI Agent installed Telegram Account BotFather (for generating bot tokens) User Info Bot (for retrieving your Telegram User ID) Valid domain with SSL/HTTPS configured via Nginx for webhook support Related Tutorials in this Series: 🔹 Host Hermes Agent 24/7 for FREE (Oracle Cloud VM) 👉    • Host Hermes Agent 24/7 for FREE (Oracle Cl...   🔹 Connect to Oracle Cloud VM via SSH (PuTTY Guide) 👉    • Connect to Oracle Cloud VM via SSH   🔹 Oracle Cloud Networking & Cloudflare DNS Setup 👉    • Oracle Cloud Networking & Cloudflare DNS S...   🔹 Install & Configure Nginx on Oracle VM 👉    • Install & Configure Nginx on Oracle VM   🔹 How to Set Up HTTPS with Let's Encrypt & Nginx 👉    • How to Set Up HTTPS with Let's Encrypt & N...   🔹 Cut Hermes Agent Token Costs by Over 50% 👉    • Cut Hermes Agent Token Costs by Over 50%