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@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
# matterbridge
-Simple bridge between mattermost and IRC. Uses the in/outgoing webhooks.
-Relays public channel messages between mattermost and IRC.
+Simple bridge between mattermost and IRC.
-Requires mattermost 1.2.0+
+* Relays public channel messages between mattermost and IRC.
+* Supports multiple mattermost and irc channels.
+* Matterbridge -plus also works with private groups on your mattermost.
-There is also [matterbridge-plus] (https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge-plus) which uses the mattermost API and needs a dedicated user (bot). But requires no incoming/outgoing webhook setup.
+## Requirements:
+* [Mattermost] (https://github.com/mattermost/platform/) 3.x (stable, not a dev build)
+### Webhooks version
+* Configured incoming/outgoing [webhooks](https://www.mattermost.org/webhooks/) on your mattermost instance.
+### Plus (API) version
+* A dedicated user(bot) on your mattermost instance.
## binaries
-Binaries can be found [here] (https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/tag/v0.4.2)
+Binaries can be found [here] (https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/tag/v0.5)
## building
Go 1.6+ is required. Make sure you have [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) properly installed, including setting up your [GOPATH] (https://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH)
@@ -42,11 +48,6 @@ Usage of ./matterbridge:
show version
```
-Matterbridge will:
-* start a webserver listening on the port specified in the configuration.
-* connect to specified irc server and channel.
-* send messages from mattermost to irc and vice versa, messages in mattermost will appear with irc-nick
-
## config
### matterbridge
matterbridge looks for matterbridge.conf in current directory. (use -conf to specify another file)
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ matterbridge looks for matterbridge.conf in current directory. (use -conf to spe
Look at [matterbridge.conf.sample] (https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/blob/master/matterbridge.conf.sample) for an example.
### mattermost
-You'll have to configure the incoming en outgoing webhooks.
+#### webhooks version
+You'll have to configure the incoming and outgoing webhooks.
* incoming webhooks
Go to "account settings" - integrations - "incoming webhooks".
@@ -65,5 +67,8 @@ This URL should be set in the matterbridge.conf in the [mattermost] section (see
Go to "account settings" - integrations - "outgoing webhooks".
Choose a channel (the same as the one from incoming webhooks) and fill in the address and port of the server matterbridge will run on.
-e.g. http://192.168.1.1:9999 (9999 is the port specified in [mattermost] section of matterbridge.conf)
+e.g. http://192.168.1.1:9999 (192.168.1.1:9999 is the BindAddress specified in [mattermost] section of matterbridge.conf)
+#### plus version
+You'll have to create a new dedicated user on your mattermost instance.
+Specify the login and password in [mattermost] section of matterbridge.conf
diff --git a/matterbridge.conf.sample b/matterbridge.conf.sample
index ed0c76b5..8af6fc97 100644
--- a/matterbridge.conf.sample
+++ b/matterbridge.conf.sample
@@ -3,24 +3,36 @@
#IRC section
###################################################################
[IRC]
-#irc server to connect to. REQUIRED
+#irc server to connect to.
+#REQUIRED
Server="irc.freenode.net:6667"
-#Enable to use TLS connection to your irc server. OPTIONAL (default false)
+#Enable to use TLS connection to your irc server.
+#OPTIONAL (default false)
UseTLS=false
-#Enable to not verify the certificate on your irc server. OPTIONAL (default false)
+#Enable to not verify the certificate on your irc server. i
#e.g. when using selfsigned certificates
+#OPTIONAL (default false)
SkipTLSVerify=true
-#Your nick on irc. REQUIRED
+#Your nick on irc.
+#REQUIRED
Nick="matterbot"
-#If you registered your bot with a service like Nickserv on freenode. OPTIONAL
+#If you registered your bot with a service like Nickserv on freenode.
+#OPTIONAL
NickServNick="nickserv"
NickServPassword="secret"
-#Nicks you want to ignore. Messages from those users will not be sent to mattermost. OPTIONAL
+#RemoteNickFormat defines how Mattermost users appear on irc
+#The string "{NICK}" (case sensitive) will be replaced by the actual nick / username.
+#OPTIONAL (default NICK:)
+RemoteNickFormat="{NICK}: "
+
+#Nicks you want to ignore.
+#Messages from those users will not be sent to mattermost.
+#OPTIONAL
IgnoreNicks="ircspammer1 ircspammer2"
###################################################################
@@ -29,64 +41,88 @@ IgnoreNicks="ircspammer1 ircspammer2"
[mattermost]
#### Settings for webhook matterbridge.
-#### These settings will not be used when using -plus switch which doesn't use webhooks.
+#### These settings will not be used when using -plus switch which doesn't use
+#### webhooks.
-#Url is your incoming webhook url as specified in mattermost. REQUIRED
+#Url is your incoming webhook url as specified in mattermost.
#See account settings - integrations - incoming webhooks on mattermost.
+#REQUIRED
URL="https://yourdomain/hooks/yourhookkey"
-#Address to listen on for outgoing webhook requests from mattermost. REQUIRED
+#Address to listen on for outgoing webhook requests from mattermost.
#See account settings - integrations - outgoing webhooks on mattermost.
-#This setting will not be used when using -plus switch which doesn't use webhooks
+#This setting will not be used when using -plus switch which doesn't use
+#webhooks
+#REQUIRED
BindAddress="0.0.0.0:9999"
-#Icon that will be showed in mattermost. OPTIONAL
-#This setting will not be used when using -plus switch which doesn't use webhooks
+#Icon that will be showed in mattermost.
+#OPTIONAL
IconURL="http://youricon.png"
#### Settings for matterbridge -plus
#### Thse settings will only be used when using the -plus switch.
-#The mattermost hostname. REQUIRED
+#The mattermost hostname.
+#REQUIRED
Server="yourmattermostserver.domain"
-#Your team on mattermost. REQUIRED
+#Your team on mattermost.
+#REQUIRED
Team="yourteam"
-#login/pass of your bot. Use a dedicated user for this and not your own! REQUIRED
+#login/pass of your bot.
+#Use a dedicated user for this and not your own!
+#REQUIRED
Login="yourlogin"
Password="yourpass"
-#https by default. Disable to make a http connection to your mattermost. OPTIONAL (default false)
+#Disable to make a http connection to your mattermost.
+#OPTIONAL (default false)
NoTLS=false
#### Shared settings for matterbridge and -plus
-#Enable to not verify the certificate on your mattermost server. OPTIONAL (default false)
+#Enable to not verify the certificate on your mattermost server.
#e.g. when using selfsigned certificates
+#OPTIONAL (default false)
SkipTLSVerify=true
-#Enable to show IRC joins/parts in mattermost. OPTIONAL (default false)
+#Enable to show IRC joins/parts in mattermost.
+#OPTIONAL (default false)
ShowJoinPart=false
-#Whether to prefix messages from IRC to mattermost with the sender's nick. OPTIONAL (default false)
-#Useful if username overrides for incoming webhooks isn't enabled on the mattermost server
+#Whether to prefix messages from IRC to mattermost with the sender's nick.
+#Useful if username overrides for incoming webhooks isn't enabled on the
+#mattermost server. If you set PrefixMessagesWithNick to true, each message
+#from IRC to Mattermost will by default be prefixed by "irc-" + nick. You can,
+#however, modify how the messages appear, by setting (and modifying) RemoteNickFormat
+#OPTIONAL (default false)
PrefixMessagesWithNick=false
-#how to format the list of IRC nicks when displayed in mattermost. OPTIONAL (default plain)
+#RemoteNickFormat defines how IRC users appear on Mattermost.
+#The string "{NICK}" (case sensitive) will be replaced by the actual nick / username.
+#OPTIONAL (default irc-NICK)
+RemoteNickFormat="irc-{NICK}"
+
+#how to format the list of IRC nicks when displayed in mattermost.
#Possible options are "table" and "plain"
+#OPTIONAL (default plain)
NickFormatter=plain
-#How many nicks to list per row for formatters that support this. OPTIONAL (default 4)
+#How many nicks to list per row for formatters that support this.
+#OPTIONAL (default 4)
NicksPerRow=4
-#Nicks you want to ignore. Messages from those users will not be sent to IRC. OPTIONAL
+#Nicks you want to ignore. Messages from those users will not be sent to IRC.
+#OPTIONAL
IgnoreNicks="mmbot spammer2"
###################################################################
#multiple channel config
###################################################################
-#You can specify multiple channels. REQUIRED (at least 1 channel)
+#You can specify multiple channels.
#The name is just an identifier for you.
+#REQUIRED (at least 1 channel)
[Channel "channel1"]
#Choose the IRC channel to send mattermost messages to.
IRC="#off-topic"
@@ -101,5 +137,6 @@ mattermost="testing"
#general
###################################################################
[general]
-#request your API key on https://github.com/giphy/GiphyAPI. This is a public beta key. OPTIONAL
+#request your API key on https://github.com/giphy/GiphyAPI. This is a public beta key.
+#OPTIONAL
GiphyApiKey="dc6zaTOxFJmzC"