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

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README.md

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
HOST: HOST to listen on, all interfaces if '' (default).
PORT: PORT to listed on, default to 4785.

Dev

pip3 install --user markdown matrix-nio
./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}

docker-compose up -d

Test / Usage

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

(or localhost:4785 without docker)

Test room

#matrix-webhook:tetaneutral.net