diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bb65448..9fb8b8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 .env
 .cache/cookie
+venv/*
+venv/
+venv
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd30104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import datetime
+import telepot
+import subprocess
+from telepot.loop import MessageLoop
+from time import sleep
+
+now = datetime.datetime.now()
+timestamp = ('Date: ' + str(now.day) + '/' + str(now.month) + '/' + str(now.year) + "\n" + 'Time: ' + str(now.hour) + ':' + str(now.minute) + ':' + str(now.second))
+
+def handle(msg):
+    chat_id = msg['chat']['id']
+    command = msg['text']
+    username = msg['from']['username']
+    firstname = msg['from']['first_name']
+ #   lastname = msg['from']['last_name']
+    print (f"\n Received: {command}\n From: {chat_id}, {firstname}")
+
+    if command == '/start':
+        bot.sendMessage (chat_id, "Hello there, "+str(firstname)+"!")
+    elif command == '/balance':
+        getbalance = subprocess.run(["./get-balance.sh"],universal_newlines = True,stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
+        balance = getbalance.stdout.splitlines()
+        bot.sendMessage (chat_id, balance)
+    else:
+        bot.sendMessage(chat_id, "Invalid input")
+
+#bot token
+bot = telepot.Bot('5732188026:AAFWvVTQkeF7sVPGmmqhysFJltUP3hjydew')
+MessageLoop(bot, handle).run_as_thread()
+
+print (bot.getMe())
+print ("\n"+'BOT_IS_ONLINE!' "\n" +(timestamp))
+
+while 1:
+    sleep(10)