zulip/templates/zerver/integrations/errbot.md

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Run your favorite chatbot in Zulip!
0. [Install errbot](http://errbot.io/en/latest/user_guide/setup.html)
and follow to instructions to setup a `config.py`.
0. Check our our [Errbot integration package for Zulip](https://github.com/zulip/errbot-backend-zulip)
Clone this repository somewhere convenient.
0. Install the requirements listed in `errbot-backend-zulip/requirements.txt`.
0. Next, on your {{ settings_html|safe }}, [create a bot](/help/add-a-bot-or-integration) for
{{ integration_display_name }}. Make sure that you select **Generic bot** as the **Bot type**.
0. Download your Zulip bot's `zuliprc` config file. You will need its content for the next step.
0. Edit your ErrBot's `config.py`. Use the following template for a minimal configuration:
import logging
BACKEND = 'Zulip'
BOT_EXTRA_BACKEND_DIR = r'<path/to/errbot-backend-zulip>'
BOT_DATA_DIR = r'<path/to/your/errbot/data/directory>'
BOT_EXTRA_PLUGIN_DIR = r'<path/to/your/errbot/plugin/directory>'
BOT_LOG_FILE = r'<path/to/your/errbot/logfile.log>'
BOT_LOG_LEVEL = logging.INFO
BOT_IDENTITY = { # Fill this with the corresponding values in your bot's `.zuliprc`
'email': '<err-bot@your.zulip.server>',
'key': '<abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456>',
'site': '<http://your.zulip.server>'
}
BOT_ADMINS = ('<your@email.address',)
CHATROOM_PRESENCE = ()
BOT_PREFIX = '<@**err-bot**>' # Providing errbot's full name in Zulip lets it respond to @-mentions.
Sections you need to edit are marked with `<>`.
7. [Start ErrBot](http://errbot.io/en/latest/user_guide/setup.html#starting-the-daemon).
{!congrats.md!}
![](/static/images/integrations/errbot/000.png)
### Tips
* Rooms in ErrBot are streams in Zulip.