README.md

slack-bot

Features:

1. When user joins, tell them to update profile with: full name, course, teacher
2. When user types "!help" ping senpai

Prereq:

• apache
• python3

  $ sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3 
  $ sudo a2enmod wsgi 
  $ sudo service apache2 restart

How to set up

1. Create a droplet (use $5 plan) and make sure port 80 is open
2. Run sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
3. Run this:

   $ sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3 
   $ sudo a2enmod wsgi # this might say: "Module wsgi already enabled"
   $ sudo service apache2 restart
   $ apt-get install python3-pip
   $ pip3 install flask

4. Run this:

   $ cd /var/www/
   $ git clone https://github.com/StuyCSDojo/slackbot.git
   $ cd slackbot
   
   # IMPORTANT READ THIS READ THIS READ THIS ---
   # Modify slackbot.conf and change the value of "ServerName" to the ipaddress of the droplet (ipv4)
   
   $ chgrp -R www-data slackbot
   $ chmod -R g+w slackbot
   $ cp /var/www/slackbot/slackbot.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/slackbot.conf
   $ a2ensite slackbot
   $ service apache2 restart