Errbot is a chatbot software that allows users to perform automated tasks, answer questions, and receive notifications via chat platforms. In this guide, you will learn how to install Errbot on NixOS, the Linux distribution.
The first step towards installing Errbot is to install it from the official repositories using the nix-env command. Open a terminal and run the following command.
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.errbot
This command will install Errbot and its dependencies in your NixOS system.
Before you can use Errbot, it needs to be configured with the chat platform you want to use. For this tutorial, we will configure Errbot with a Slack workspace.
First, create a new bot on Slack by following these instructions.
Next, create a file named config.py in the ~/.err directory on your NixOS system.
nano ~/.err/config.py
config.py file, changing the values for SLACK_API_TOKEN, SLACK_BOT_TOKEN, and BOT_ADMINS to the ones provided by Slack.BACKEND = 'Slack'
BOT_DATA_DIR = '/home/user/.err/data'
BOT_EXTRA_PLUGIN_DIR = '/home/user/.err/plugins'
BOT_LOG_FILE = '/home/user/.err/errbot.log'
BOT_LOG_LEVEL = 'WARNING'
BOT_PREFIX = '!'
BOT_ADMINS = ('@user',)
CHATROOM_PRESENCE = ()
BOT_IDENTITY = {
'token': 'SLACK_BOT_TOKEN',
'api_token': 'SLACK_API_TOKEN',
'username': None,
'password': None
}
Now that Errbot is installed and configured, you can start it by running the following command in your terminal.
errbot
Errbot should now connect to your Slack workspace and be ready to use.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Errbot on NixOS. You can now use it to automate tasks, answer questions, and receive notifications via chat platforms.
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