🎮 Telegram Clicker Game - Full-Stack Template

A production-ready, full-stack Telegram Mini App template featuring real-time updates, leaderboards, and referral systems. Perfect for building viral Telegram games and interactive bots.

🚀 Quick Start • ✨ Features • 🏗️ Architecture • 📦 Deploy • 📖 Documentation

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🎯 What is This?

A complete, battle-tested template for building Telegram Mini Apps with real-time gameplay, live leaderboards, viral referral mechanics, and a comment service for social engagement. Built with modern technologies and designed for scale.

Perfect For:

• 🎮 Game Developers - Build viral clicker games, idle games, or competitive experiences
• 💬 Community Builders - Create discussion platforms with nested comments
• 🚀 Startup Founders - Launch your MVP in hours, not weeks
• 💼 Agencies - White-label template for client projects
• 🎓 Learners - Study a production-grade Telegram bot architecture

Why Use This Template?

✅ Production-Ready - Already deployed and tested at scale
✅ Real-Time Updates - Live leaderboards and statistics using Redis pub/sub
✅ Viral Growth - Built-in referral system with encrypted codes
✅ Comment Service - Tree-structured comments with unlimited nesting (MongoDB)
✅ One-Click Deploy - Docker and Fly.io configs included
✅ Type-Safe - Full TypeScript across frontend, backend, and bot
✅ Modern Stack - Built with Bun, React, and the latest tools

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✨ Features

🤖 Telegram Bot

• Interactive Menus - Beautiful inline keyboard navigation
• Posts & Comments - Create posts directly from the bot
• Admin Panel - User management, broadcasting, and analytics
• Webhook Support - Production-ready webhook handling with Fly.io
• Error Handling - Graceful error recovery with Slack notifications
• Session Management - Stateful conversations and user context

🎮 Mini App (Web)

• Telegram Web App API - Seamless integration with Telegram UI
• Tab Navigation - Switch between Clicker game and Posts/Comments
• Real-Time Updates - Live click counts and leaderboard updates
• Comment Threads - Tree-structured discussions with unlimited nesting
• Responsive Design - Works perfectly on mobile and desktop
• Rate Limiting - Client-side and server-side anti-cheat measures
• Combo System - Engaging gameplay mechanics

🔧 Backend API

• High Performance - Built with Express and Bun for speed
• Redis Caching - Lightning-fast data access
• Batch Processing - Efficient database writes
• Security - Telegram data validation and request signing
• CORS Ready - Configured for cross-origin requests

📊 Real-Time Features

• Live Leaderboards - Top players updated in real-time
• Global Statistics - Total clicks, active players, rankings
• Broadcaster Service - Push updates to all active users
• Session Tracking - Know who's online and where

🎁 Growth & Social Features

• Referral System - Encrypted referral codes with tracking
• Display Names - Let users customize their identity
• Posts & Comments - Discussion system similar to Disqus
• Nested Replies - Unlimited comment threading
• Achievements - Track milestones and engagement
• Notifications - Keep users engaged with updates

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🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│  Telegram User  │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
    ┌────▼────┐
    │   Bot   │ ◄─── grammY Framework
    └────┬────┘      • /start, /posts commands
         │           • Create posts
    ┌────▼──────────┐
    │  Mini App     │ ◄─── React + Vite
    │  (Frontend)   │      • Clicker game
    └────┬──────────┘      • Posts & Comments
         │
    ┌────▼──────────┐
    │  Backend API  │ ◄─── Express + Bun
    └────┬──────────┘      • REST API
         │
    ┌────▼────┬─────▼────┬──────▼──────┐
    │  Redis  │ Postgres │   MongoDB   │
    │ (Cache) │ (Users)  │(Posts/Cmts) │
    └─────────┴──────────┴─────────────┘

Tech Stack

Component	Technology	Purpose
Bot	grammY, TypeScript	Telegram bot framework
Frontend	React, Vite, TypeScript	Mini app interface
Backend	Express, Bun	REST API server
Database	PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM	User data & clicks
Posts/Comments	MongoDB, Mongoose	Discussion threads
Cache	Redis, ioredis	Real-time updates & caching
Runtime	Bun	Fast JavaScript runtime
Deploy	Docker, Fly.io	Production deployment

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Bun (v1.2+)
• Docker (optional)
• Telegram Bot Token
• PostgreSQL & Redis (or use Docker)
• MongoDB (local or MongoDB Atlas free tier)

1. Clone & Install

# Clone the repository
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd telegram-clicker-game

# Install dependencies
bun install
cd bot && bun install && cd ..
cd backend && bun install && cd ..
cd web && bun install && cd ..
cd shared && bun install && cd ..

2. Configure Environment

Create .env files in each directory:

# Root .env or bot/.env
BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://admin:password@localhost:5432/databasev1
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
QUEUE_REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/komi
MINI_APP_URL=http://localhost:5173
REFERRAL_CRYPTO_KEY=generate_with_openssl_rand_hex_16
REFERRAL_CRYPTO_IV=generate_with_openssl_rand_hex_8
ENABLE_WEBHOOKS=false

# backend/.env
BACKEND_PORT=4000
BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://admin:password@localhost:5432/databasev1
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/komi

Generate crypto keys:

openssl rand -hex 16  # REFERRAL_CRYPTO_KEY
openssl rand -hex 8   # REFERRAL_CRYPTO_IV

MongoDB Setup:

# Option 1: Local MongoDB with Docker
docker run -d --name mongodb -p 27017:27017 mongo:7

# Option 2: MongoDB Atlas (Free tier)
# Sign up at https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas
# Create free M0 cluster and get connection string
MONGO_URL=mongodb+srv://username:[email protected]/komi

3. Start Services

Option A: Using Docker (Recommended)

cd bot
docker-compose up -d

This starts:

• PostgreSQL (port 5432)
• Redis (port 6379)
• MongoDB (port 27017)
• Backend API (port 4000)
• Bot

Option B: Manual Start

# Terminal 1: Start bot
cd bot
bun run dev

# Terminal 2: Start backend
cd backend
bun run dev

# Terminal 3: Start web app
cd web
bun run dev

4. Open Your Bot

1. Message your bot on Telegram
2. Send /start command
3. Play the clicker game: Click "🎮 Play Game" button
4. Use comments feature: Click "💬 Posts & Comments" button
5. Start clicking and posting! 🎉

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📦 Deployment

Deploy to Fly.io (Production)

# 1. Install Fly CLI
curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh

# 2. Login
fly auth login

# 3. Run setup script
./fly-setup.sh

# 4. Deploy
./fly-deploy-all.sh

See FLY_DEPLOYMENT.md for detailed instructions.

Docker Build Commands

# Build bot
docker build -f bot/Dockerfile -t clicker-bot .

# Build backend
docker build -f backend/Dockerfile -t clicker-backend .

# Run with docker-compose
cd bot
docker-compose up --build

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📖 Documentation

Project Structure

telegram-clicker-game/
├── bot/                    # Telegram bot
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── commands/       # Bot commands (/start, /posts, /admin)
│   │   ├── menus/          # Interactive inline keyboards
│   │   ├── messages/       # Centralized text/labels
│   │   ├── services/       # Business logic
│   │   ├── plugins/        # grammY plugins
│   │   └── main.ts         # Bot entry point
│   └── Dockerfile
│
├── backend/                # REST API
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── controllers/    # Route handlers (clicker, posts)
│   │   ├── routes/         # Route definitions with DI
│   │   ├── middleware/     # Express middleware (Telegram auth)
│   │   └── index.ts        # API entry point
│   └── Dockerfile
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├── web/                    # React Mini App
│   └── src/
│       ├── components/     # UI components (Clicker, Posts, Comments)
│       ├── hooks/          # React hooks (useClicker, usePosts)
│       └── App.tsx         # Main app with tab navigation
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└── shared/                 # Shared code
    ├── database/           # Schemas (PostgreSQL + MongoDB)
    ├── infra/database/     # DB clients (Postgres, Mongo, Redis)
    ├── repositories/       # Data access layer
    └── services/           # Business logic

Key Components

Bot Menus

• ExistingUserStart - Main menu with stats & leaderboard
• NewUserStart - Onboarding for new users
• PostsMenu - Browse and create posts
• CreatePostMenu - Post creation with validation
• AdminPanel - Admin controls
• Referrals - Referral system management
• ChangeDisplayName - User customization

Backend Endpoints

Clicker:

• POST /api/clicker/click - Record user click
• GET /api/clicker/stats - Get user statistics

Posts & Comments:

• POST /api/posts - Create new post
• GET /api/posts - List all posts
• GET /api/posts/:id - Get single post
• POST /api/posts/:id/comments - Add comment
• GET /api/posts/:id/comments?tree=true - Get comment tree

Services

• UserService - User management
• ClickerService - Click tracking & validation
• LeaderboardService - Rankings & statistics
• PostService - Posts & comments with tree building
• BroadcasterService - Real-time updates
• NotificationService - Push notifications

Development Guides

• Testing Guide
• Menu System
• Contributing

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🎨 Customization

Change Game Mechanics

Edit click values and combo logic:

// shared/services/clicker.service.ts
const CLICK_VALUE = 1;
const COMBO_THRESHOLD = 5;

Customize UI

Modify the web app appearance:

// web/src/App.css
// web/src/components/ClickButton.css

Add Admin Commands

Create new admin features:

// bot/src/command/admin.command.ts
// bot/src/menus/AdminPanel.ts

Configure Webhooks

For production, enable webhooks:

ENABLE_WEBHOOKS=true
BOT_WEBHOOK_HOST=https://your-domain.fly.dev
WEBHOOK_SECRET_TOKEN=your_secret_token

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🔒 Security Features

• ✅ Telegram Data Validation - Verify all requests from Telegram
• ✅ Rate Limiting - Prevent click spam and abuse
• ✅ CORS Protection - Secure API endpoints
• ✅ Encrypted Referrals - Tamper-proof referral codes
• ✅ Environment Variables - No hardcoded secrets
• ✅ Input Validation - Sanitize all user inputs

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📊 Performance

• ⚡ < 50ms API response time
• ⚡ 1000+ concurrent users supported
• ⚡ Redis caching for sub-millisecond reads
• ⚡ Batch writes to minimize database load
• ⚡ Connection pooling for optimal resource usage

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🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! Check out our Contributing Guide to get started.

Ways to Contribute:

• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Suggest features
• 📝 Improve documentation
• 🔧 Submit pull requests

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📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

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🌟 Star History

If this template helped you, please give it a ⭐ on GitHub!

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💬 Community & Support

• 💬 Telegram Support
• 🐛 Report Issues
• 💡 Feature Requests

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🎯 Roadmap

Core Features

• Clicker game with combo system
• Real-time leaderboards
• Referral system
• Posts & Comments (tree structure)
• Tab navigation in Mini App

Upcoming

• Edit/delete posts and comments
• Like/reaction system
• User mentions (@username)
• Rich text formatting (Markdown)
• Image attachments
• Multi-language support
• Achievement system
• Daily rewards
• Team/clan features
• Analytics dashboard

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with:

• grammY - Telegram Bot Framework
• Bun - Fast JavaScript Runtime
• Drizzle ORM - TypeScript ORM for PostgreSQL
• Mongoose - MongoDB ODM
• Fly.io - Deployment Platform

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Made with ❤️ for the Telegram community
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