# Using a Local Bot API Server

Source: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#using-a-local-bot-api-server

[Documentation index](../llms.txt)

The Bot API server source code is available at [telegram-bot-api](https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api). You can run it locally and send the requests to your own server instead of `https://api.telegram.org`. If you switch to a local Bot API server, your bot will be able to:

- Download files without a size limit.
- Upload files up to 2000 MB.
- Upload files using their local path and [the file URI scheme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_URI_scheme).
- Use an HTTP URL for the webhook.
- Use any local IP address for the webhook.
- Use any port for the webhook.
- Set *max\_webhook\_connections* up to 100000.
- Receive the absolute local path as a value of the *file\_path* field without the need to download the file after a [getFile](getfile.md) request.

## In this section

- [Do I need a Local Bot API Server](do-i-need-a-local-bot-api-server.md)