Hotel Management System

Environment Setup

Required Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

# Slack Configuration
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=your-slack-bot-token-here
SLACK_DEFAULT_CHANNEL=#hotel-general
SLACK_BOOKINGS_CHANNEL=#hotel-bookings
SLACK_PAYMENTS_CHANNEL=#hotel-payments
SLACK_ROOMS_CHANNEL=#hotel-rooms
SLACK_GUESTS_CHANNEL=#hotel-guests
SLACK_MAINTENANCE_CHANNEL=#hotel-maintenance
SLACK_ALERTS_CHANNEL=#hotel-alerts
SLACK_GENERAL_CHANNEL=#hotel-general

# Database Configuration
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/notification_db

Getting Slack Bot Token

1. Go to Slack API
2. Create a new app or select existing app
3. Go to "OAuth & Permissions"
4. Copy the "Bot User OAuth Token" (starts with xoxb-)
5. Set it as SLACK_BOT_TOKEN in your .env file

Running the Services

1. Set environment variables (create .env file)
2. Start services in order:
   • Eureka Server (port 8761)
   • Config Service (port 8888)
   • Notification Service (port 9006)
   • Other services

Security Notes

• Never commit .env files to Git
• All secrets are stored in environment variables
• The .env file is gitignored for security