matrix-bot/README.md

Matrix Bot

Uses matrix-nio

Requires libolm to be installed. in Debian this is done with apt install libolm-dev

Requiements

• Python 3.8
• libolm

Intallation

Create a virtualenv

mkdir MATRIX_BOT_DIR
virtualenv -p python3 venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install https://git.gaja-group.com/gaja-group/matrix-bot

Usage

Before you can send encrypted messages you must verify the bot with the matrix homeserver. To to login and do this use matrix-bot verify

cd MATRIX_BOT_DIR
source venv/bin/activate
matrix-bot verify

After that you can begin sending messages

cd MATRIX_BOT_DIR
source venv/bin/activate
matrix-bot message  "Message Content" # To send to the default room
matrix-bot message -r '!yourRoomId' "Message Content" # To send to a specific room