Requirements

• Node.js (v16)
• npm
• ngrok (for testing)

Create a slack app

• Go to https://api.slack.com/apps?new_app=1
• Click on "Create New App"
• Click the "From manifest" tab
• Select workspace and click "Next"
• Copy the content of the file slack_app_manifest.yaml , update domain name and paste it in the "App manifest" field
• Click "Create"
• Click "Install to Workspace"
• Click "Allow"

Update environment variables

• Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
• Click on the app you created
• Click on "OAuth & Permissions"
• Copy the "Bot User OAuth Token" and update the value of SLACK_BOT_TOKEN in the .env file
• Click on "Basic Information"
• Copy the "Signing Secret" and update the value of SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET in the .env file

Add app to channel

• Go to channel you want to add the app to
• Click on the channel name
• Click on Integrations
• Search for the app you created and click on it
• Click on Add to channel

Install dependencies

npm install

Run application

npm run start

Update nginx configuration

• Update the server_name in the file nginx.conf with your domain name
• link the file nginx.conf to the sites-enabled directory
• Restart nginx