This repo contains the Linkboy server and its associated web portal. Linkboy is a slackbot that watches your channels for links that you post or send to your team members, collects and organizes them for you.
To run Linkboy:
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Clone the repo &&
bundle install
&&rake db:create db:migrate
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Configure a new application with a bot user on the Slack API (note your client id/tokens)
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Configure .ENV file:
SLACK_CLIENT_ID= <YOUR CLIENT ID>
SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET= <YOU CLIENT SECRET>
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Start the application:
rails s
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Register your team on the root page of the app using the Slack button
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Invite the bot to a channel
With the bot in a channel, you can post links. Visit /links
to see the list of links you've posted!