How To Build a Slackbot With Node.js and Kinsta API For Site Management
This tutorial combines the power of Slack and the Kinsta API to build a Slackbot capable of managing various site tasks. With this Slackbot, we perform actions such as checking site status, clearing a site's cache, restarting a site's PHP engine, and lots more.
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Installation
- Clone or fork the repository.
Kinsta Application Hosting Setup
Dependency Management
During the deployment process, Kinsta will automatically install dependencies defined in your package.json file.
Environment Variables
When deploying, add the following environment variables:
SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET="YOUR_SIGNING_SECRET"
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-YOUR_BOT_TOKEN"
APP_TOKEN="xapp-YOUR_APP_TOKEN"
REACT_APP_KINSTA_COMPANY_ID = 'YOUR_COMPANY_ID'
REACT_APP_KINSTA_API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY'Port
Kinsta automatically sets the PORT environment variable. You should not define it yourself and you should not hard-code it into the application. Use process.env.PORT in your code when referring to the server port.
(async () => {
// Start your app
await app.start(process.env.PORT);
console.log(`⚡️ Kinsta Bot app is running on port ${process.env.PORT}!`);
})();Start Command
When deploying an application Kinsta will automatically create a web process with npm start as the entry point. Make sure to use this command to run your server. If you would like to use another command you will need to modify the runtime process in MyKinsta.
"scripts": {
"start": "node app.js"
},Deployment Lifecycle
Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating an application or re-deploying due to an incoming commit), the npm install and npm build commands are run.
What is Kinsta
Kinsta is a developer-centric cloud host / PaaS. We’re striving to make it easier for you to share your web projects with your users. Focus on coding and building, and we’ll take care of deployment and provide fast, scalable hosting. + 24/7 expert-only support.