Telegram Bot boilerplate for Heroku / IBM Cloud / Google Cloud
To run bot use (preferred)
ibmcloud cf push
or
heroku push
To host your bot for free, choose IBM Cloud over Heroku. Free tier on IBM Cloud allows to keep application running 24/7. One needs to add payment method (no charge will be applied).
From Heroku pricing page:
Sleeps after 30 mins of inactivity, otherwise always on depending on your remaining monthly free dyno hours.