Patch, named after the SeaGL mascot, is a Matrix bot that assists with running the SeaGL Matrix space.

Install dependencies:

• Node.js, Yarn Classic, and the packages installed via yarn install

Populate environment variables:

• Matrix Client-Server API:
  • MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN: Secret authentication token (see this Stack Exchange question for how to get one)
  • MATRIX_BASE_URL: Homeserver base URL
  • MATRIX_RATE_LIMIT: Rate limit in hertz
  • ISSUE_8895_COOLDOWN: Seconds to wait before room creation (matrix-org/synapse#8895)
• Pretalx:
  • PRETALX_RATE_LIMIT: Rate limit in hertz
• Sentry:
  • SENTRY_DSN (Optional): Data Source Name of Sentry project. If unset, error reporting is not enabled.

Build the bot:

yarn build

Start the bot:

yarn start