Serverless Birthday Slackbot with AWS Chalice and Upstash Redis
Blog post from Upstash
The text provides a comprehensive guide for building an Event Reminder Slackbot using Python, AWS Chalice, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway, designed to automate reminders for events such as birthdays, anniversaries, and custom events on Slack. This Slackbot is intended to be low-maintenance and scalable, leveraging serverless technologies for efficient concurrent interactions. It outlines a detailed process for setting up the bot, including preparing a Redis database on Upstash, configuring AWS credentials, and structuring the project with Python files for various functionalities. Key features include setting and removing events, sending scheduled reminders to Slack channels or as private messages, and handling various commands to retrieve event details. The text also covers the local deployment process using Chalice and ngrok for testing, and final deployment on AWS with specific instructions for Slack API integration and configuration.