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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from bottle import route, run, template
+from telegram.ext import Updater
+import logging
+import os
+
+updater = Updater(os.env.get('TGTOKEN'))
+dispatcher = updater.dispatcher
+
+logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+                    level=logging.INFO)
+
+def start_tgbot(bot, update):
+    introtext = """Hello! My purpose is to control an IOT RGB LED matrix
+
+                   To get started I will need to establish a connection to your device.
+                   Please send `/newdevice` to get started
+                """
+    bot.send_message(chat_id=update.message.chat_id,
+                     text=introtext)