slack-for-APOD

Slack bot that post Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Usage

node index.js [lang]

Support language: see node-apod

Installation

1. Clone it & install dependences

   git clone https://github.com/SSARCandy/slack-for-APOD.git && cd slack-for-APOD
   npm install

2. setup config.js

   cp config/config-template.js config/config.js
   
   # Fillup HOOK_URL, NASA_API_KEY
   vim config/config.js 

3. Run it or use crontab

   • Run once, node index.js
   • Run with crontab, add 0 12 * * * node ~/slack-for-APOD/index.js to crontab. (post APOD everyday at noon)

Reference

• node-apod
• Get api key for NASA Open API
• Setting Incoming Webhooks in Slack