Running Your Telegram Bot on a Server ​

Hosting ​

You will likely need a server, because you will want to get your program running with a stable power and internet connection.

For that, you will need to buy a host. Bot programs usually need a small amount of resources, so a simple plan from any hosting provider will probably be fine.

Long-polling vs webhooks ​

Setting up a server depends on how your bot works. The default option is long-polling, meaning that the program regularly sends requests to the server to get new updates. But if you use Bot API, your program can alternatively be a webhook, meaning that Telegram servers will make requests to the program whenever there are updates.

To set up a webhook, you will need to receive requests through a web application. For aiogram library, there are built-in features to integrate with aiohttp or any other asynchronous web framework.

Free hosting ​

If you are unable to pay for hosting, you can try PythonAnywhere (which works unstably) or Yandex Cloud Functions.