Slack Message Bot Python

This script is intended to be a template to build atop to scrape server log files and/or operating information and alert devOp teams utilizing Slack.

Requirements:

(1) Slack Channel Webhook

Linux Deployment Instructions:

After copying the script to the linux server, make the script executable:

chmod a+x slackMessageBot.py

Then run the script via:

./slackMessageBot.py

Scheduling the Slack Message Bot using crontab

Open the servers crontab via:

crontab -e

Add the following to schedule the Slack Message Bot to send automated messages everyday at midnight:

0 0 * * * ./slackMessageBot.py