jasongwartz / PySlackInvite

A simple webapp for slack self-singups.

Slack Inviter

A Simple Webapp to Facilitate Slack Sign-Ups

This simple Python webapp is build on the Bottle micro-framework and a template from HTML5UP.

Simply build a config file, provide your teammates with a sign-up key, and launch the webapp.

The web UI looks like this:

<img src="screenshot.png" width=500">

Config File Layout

{
	"token":"YOUR_SLACK_API_TOKEN",
	"key":"A_CUSTOM_KEY"
	}

Running

cd into the directory where you find index.py and run the command:
nohup python index.py &
and press Return twice. This will launch the web server on port 9009.
If testing on a local system, navigate in your browser to http://localhost:9009. Otherwise, navigate to http://YOUR_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS:9009.

Compatibility

This has been tested on OS X and Debian. It might be compatible on other systems, I just haven't tested them.