Slack Bot boilerplate
Based on the Slack Bot Getting started.
The Slack tutorial is super straightforward, but I was missing a couple of things:
- Typescript, just to feel a little bit safer
- A containerized application
First, you need to configure the Slack application:
- Go to https://api.slack.com/apps/new and fill out the form
- Make sure you configure the Redirect URL to
https://your-slack-app-ip/oauth - Add a bot to the app by navigating to Bot User
Second, you need to build the application:
- Build the code:
npm install && npm run build - Build the image:
docker build -t my-slack-bot:0.1 .
Finally, you can start the application:
- Take a note of Client ID, Client Secret, Signing Secret and Verification Token from the Basic Information page of your application on Slack
- Run the image:
docker run \
-d \
-p8765:8765 \
-e CLIENT_ID=xxx \
-e CLIENT_SECRET=xxx \
-e CLIENT_SIGNIGN_SECRET=xxx \
-e CLIENT_VERIFICATION_TOKEN=xxx \
my-slack-bot:0.1
One more thing. You need to install the bot on a team. You can do so by visiting the URL https://your-slack-app-ip/login and follow the instructions.
👏 You can take it from here!