Why hire a doorman when you can build one?

pip install thedoorman

Edit slackbot_settings.py:

1. Update team_name as appropriate
2. Update bot_name as appropriate
3. Either uncomment and include your bot's API token or identify it in your environment via the variable SLACKBOT_API_TOKEN
4. Set the environment variable DOORBELL_SOUND to the path to a mp3 file to be played when the doorbell rings.
5. Set the environment variable $SPEECH_SCRIPT to a script which does text to speech. Several examples are in the misc directory.

python run.py

1. Edit start-doorman.sh, setting the python3 interpreter and install directory if necessary, and setting any environment variables needed.
2. Edit doorman.service, adjusting the paths as necessary.
3. Install doorman.service: % sudo cp doorman.service /lib/systemd/system/ % sudo chmod 644 /lib/systemd/system/doorman.service % sudo systemctl daemon-reload % sudo systemctl enable doorman
4. Reboot