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start_bot.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Starting Vanessa Bot..."
+
+# Check for .env file
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+  echo "WARNING: .env file not found."
+  echo "Please create one by copying .env.example and filling in your Telegram Token and Webhook URLs."
+  echo "cp .env.example .env"
+  # Optionally, exit or prompt user
+  # exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Choose how to start the bot:"
+echo "1) Run with Docker Compose (recommended for production/development)"
+echo "2) Run directly with Python (for local development/testing)"
+read -p "Enter choice (1 or 2): " choice
+
+case $choice in
+  1)
+    echo "Running with Docker Compose..."
+    docker-compose up --build --detach
+    echo "Bot started in detached mode. Use 'docker-compose logs -f' to see logs."
+    ;;
+  2)
+    echo "Running directly with Python..."
+    # Check for virtual environment and activate it if found
+    if [ -d "venv" ]; then
+      source venv/bin/activate
+      echo "Activated virtual environment: venv"
+    elif [ -d ".venv" ]; then
+      source .venv/bin/activate
+      echo "Activated virtual environment: .venv"
+    else
+      echo "No virtual environment found. Consider creating one: python3 -m venv venv"
+      echo "Installing dependencies globally (not recommended without venv)..."
+      pip install -r requirements.txt
+    fi
+    
+    # Install dependencies if not already in venv
+    if [ ! -d "venv" ] && [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    fi
+
+    echo "Executing python app/main.py..."
+    python app/main.py
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Invalid choice. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Bot startup script finished."