Post a message to a matrix room with a simple HTTP POST
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Matrix Webhook

Post a message to a matrix room with a simple HTTP POST

Configuration

Create a matrix user for the bot, make it join the rooms you want it to talk into, and then set the following environment variables:

  • MATRIX_URL: the url of the matrix homeserver
  • MATRIX_ID: the user id of the bot on this server
  • MATRIX_PW: the password for this user
  • API_KEY: a secret to share with the users of the service

Dev

pip3 install --user matrix-client
./matrix_webhook.py

Prod

  • Use Traefik on the web docker network, eg. with proxyta.net
  • Put the configuration into a .env file
  • Configure your DNS for ${CHATONS_SERVICE:-matrixwebhook}.${CHATONS_DOMAIN:-localhost} and www.${CHATONS_SERVICE:-matrixwebhook}.${CHATONS_DOMAIN:-localhost}
docker-compose up -d

Test / Usage

curl -d '{"text":"new contrib from toto: http://radio.localhost/map/#44", "key": "secret"}' 'matrixwebhook.localhost/!FwpsPdeIYWcXDVpRmO:matrix.org'

(or localhost:4785 without docker)