SEE https://github.com/karan/slack-news INSTEAD

slack-hn

Read Hacker News right from Slack just typing /hn.

Usage

From any Slack channel, just type /hn. The posts will be shown on the same channel.

Installation

• Go to your channel
• Click on Configure Integrations.
• Scroll all the way down to DIY Integrations & Customizations section.

Add a new slash command with the following settings:

• Click on Add next to Slash Commands.

  • Command: /hn
  • URL: http://slack-hn.herokuapp.com/hn
  • Method: GET

  

All other settings can be set on your own discretion.

Set up a new incoming webhook

• Click on Add next to Incoming WebHooks.

  • Choose a channel to integrate with (this doesn't matter -- it'll always respond to the channel you called it from)
  • Note the new Webhook URL.

  

• Set a new environment variable called SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL.

  # Unux systems (AWS etc)
  $ export SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<URL>
  
  # Heroku
  $ heroku config:set SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<URL>
  

(Optional) Setup your own server

Although the code is hosted at http://slack-hn.herokuapp.com/, you are free to setup your own instance.

Make sure to change the Slash Command URL to whatever your URL is.

Heroku

And then:

$ heroku config:set SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<URL>

Other servers

$ git clone [email protected]:karan/slack-hn.git
$ cd slack-hn
$ npm install
$ export SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<URL>
$ node app.js

Contributing

• Please use the issue tracker to report any bugs or file feature requests.

• PRs are welcome.