mytvbot

This is a working bot to control my LG TV. Anyone can use it just by creating a bot and setting these environment variables:

1. TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN - the bot token
2. RESTRICTED_CHAT_ID - the specific chat id for your chat with the bot. Otherwise anyone can control your TV!
3. TV_IP_ADDRESS - ip address of the TV

The bot must be able to connect to TV_IP_ADDRESS. I use a Raspberry Pi inside my local network, and Homebridge, with an iPad as hub.

At this moment, all it can do is change volume and send a toast message to be displayed on the TV.

Commands:

• /vol <integer>
• /toast <message>

Motivation

I live with couch potatoes, so they often ignore their phones. I use this to send a message on the TV to get their attention.

Special Thanks

• lgtv2