How to host a Telegram bot for free on BotifyHost

Last updated: 8 November 2026

BotifyHost runs your Telegram bot 24/7 on our servers, so it keeps answering even when your computer is off. Hosting is free: it is paid for by ads, and you add hosting time ("runtime") by watching a short ad in our Android app.

What you need

• A free BotifyHost account (email or Google sign-in).
• A Telegram bot token from @BotFather. See how to get a bot token.
• Optional: your own Python bot code. If you have none, start with our ready-made template.

Create your bot in 6 steps

1. Sign up on the website or in the app and verify your email with the 6-digit code.
2. Open Create Bot.
3. Choose the platform (Telegram) and language (Python).
4. Choose the source: the starter Template, or a public GitHub repository with your own code.
5. Paste your bot token and press Verify. We check it with Telegram and make sure no other BotifyHost account already uses it.
6. Pick a server (region) with free slots and press Deploy.

Deployment usually takes under a minute. When the status shows Running, open your bot in Telegram and send /start.

Limits on the free plan

• 1 bot per account.
• 256 MB of memory per bot.
• 1 GB of file storage per bot.
• Python 3.12.

Next steps

• Understand runtime, so your bot never stops unexpectedly.
• Deploy your own code.
• Read logs and fix common errors.