edx/alton

The edx robot.

This is our bot, a will bot.

This one is used at edX, we call him Alton.

Development

For doing local Alton development, follow these steps:

1. Install Docker.

• On Linux, you'll need to install Docker Compose separately. See the instructions here.
• On Windows/Mac, use Docker Toolbox to install.

2. Clone the Alton repo:

• git clone https://github.com/edx/alton.git

3. Change into the docker directory:

• cd alton/docker

4. Adjust the environment variables included in docker-compose.yml.

• You'll need HipChat authentication tokens and in which rooms you'd like your development Alton to answer commands.
• Also, perhaps AWS credentials - depending on what you're developing.

5. Start the project containers:

• docker-compose up