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MTProto clients: TDLib (github.com/tdlib/td, 9.2k stars, pushed 2026-10-21), MadelineProto (github.com/danog/MadelineProto, 3.5k stars, pushed 2026-10-21, alive). Field-proven storage layer: Teldrive (github.com/tgdrive/teldrive, 3.1k stars) with its own rclone backend (github.com/tgdrive/rclone). CAUTION: Telethon (12.1k) and Pyrogram (4.6k) are both ARCHIVED (Telethon read-only since 2026-02-21, Pyrogram since 2024-12-23) — do not start a new build on either.","chaining":"Unbounded by construction: 1 account x 500 channels x unlimited posts = unlimited. A second account carries a second read allowance, not a second storage allowance. Teldrive adds its own layer: 'channel-part-limit: 500000' parts per channel with 'auto-channel-create: true' — it opens a NEW channel automatically when the active one fills, so the sharding is already automated. 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