Setup

This page gives a detailed walk-through of how to set up the bot.

Configuration: Twitch

For starters, we need to configure the Twitch-specific details. This will be two things: the login details which the chatbot will use, and the name of the Twitch channel(s) the bot should listen for Nightscout commands on.

The bot was designed to allow running it on a separate Twitch user, which is why we need to specify the channel and login names separately. Although it is possible, running the bot on a separate user isn't in the scope of this tutorial. We're just going to host it on your main Twitch account for the sake of simplicity.

1. Open the generated config.yaml file in a text editor of some kind: VS Code, Notepad++, or even standard Notepad

2. Replace my_twitch_username under twitch: and channels: with your Twitch username.

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3. Generate an OAuth password here, then copy the password (be sure to include the oauth part at the beginning of it) into the configuration file under oauth.

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At this point, it should look something like this:

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Configuration: Nightscout

Now that we've entered our Twitch details, we can begin configuring the Nightscout details.

1. Replace https://your-nightscout.herokuapp.com/ with your Nightscout URL in the nightscout: section under channels

2. If your Nightscout requires a token or API secret to read the data: Uncomment the token: line, and replace yourtoken-1111111111111111 with the token.

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Final Steps

Now, your config should look similar to this:

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Save the file and run the program again. If a console appears and says:

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then the bot should be working! Go to your Twitch channel and type !ns in chat:

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