Create a Slack Live Blog using Node.js, Express, RethinkDB, Socket.io, & Handlebars

Delivering content broadcasted by Slack in real-time

This respository is to be used alongside the technical write-up posted over on Medium

Setup

Clone the repo to your desired directory

$ git clone https://github.com/caseymorrisus/Slack-Live-Blog.git

Install node modules

$ npm install

Start Server

Start server which listens at http://localhost:5000 by default

$ node server

Start Bot

Start Slack bot which must be connected to your channel before it works

$ node bot

Quick-Start Both

Script to easily start Server and Bot

$ npm start