version: '3.8'

services:
  telegram-mcp:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    container_name: telegram-mcp
    # Load environment variables from a .env file in the same directory
    env_file:
      - .env
    # Serve streamable HTTP so one long-lived container is shared by all MCP
    # clients (see the Transports section in README.md). MCP_HOST must be
    # 0.0.0.0 inside the container for the published port to work.
    environment:
      MCP_TRANSPORT: http
      MCP_HOST: 0.0.0.0
    # The endpoint is unauthenticated — publish on localhost only.
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8765:8765"
    # Optional: Uncomment the following lines to mount a local directory
    # for persisting the Telegram session file if NOT using TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING.
    # Replace './telegram_sessions' with your desired host path.
    # volumes:
    #   - ./telegram_sessions:/app
    restart: unless-stopped