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+# ─── How to connect your bot to the self-hosted Telegram Bot API server ───────
+#
+# Replace YOUR-SPACE-URL with your actual HF Space URL, e.g.:
+#   https://akshay-telegram-bot-api.hf.space
+#
+# Set this BEFORE creating the bot instance.
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+import os
+import telebot
+from telebot import apihelper
+
+# ── Option A: hardcoded (simplest) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+apihelper.API_URL = "https://YOUR-SPACE-URL.hf.space/bot{0}/{1}"
+
+# ── Option B: via environment variable (recommended) ─────────────────────────
+# Set BOT_API_SERVER=https://YOUR-SPACE-URL.hf.space in your env
+# Falls back to official api.telegram.org if not set
+
+BOT_API_SERVER = os.getenv("BOT_API_SERVER")
+if BOT_API_SERVER:
+    apihelper.API_URL = f"{BOT_API_SERVER.rstrip('/')}/bot{{0}}/{{1}}"
+# if not set, telebot uses api.telegram.org by default — no change needed
+
+# ── Create bot as normal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+TOKEN = os.environ["BOT_TOKEN"]
+bot = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
+
+# Everything else in your bot stays exactly the same.
+# @bot.message_handler, bot.send_message, bot.infinity_polling — all unchanged.