better described how to get channel id, added a section how to unlink a channel and a troubleshooting section

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Udo Rader 4 years ago
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See the project's [documentation](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-slack/blob/master/README.md) to learn what it does and why it might be useful to you.
Setup Instructions:
## Setup Instructions:
loosely based on [this](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-slack#Setup)
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5. Create a new Slack App [here](https://api.slack.com/apps).
Name the app & select the team/workspace this app will belong to.
Name the app "matrixbot" (or anything else you'll remember).
Select the team/workspace this app will belong to.
Click on bot users and add a new bot user. We will use this account to bridge the the rooms.
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* Create a Matrix room in the usual manner for your client. Take a note of its Matrix room ID - it will look something like !aBcDeF:example.com.
* Invite the bot user to both the Slack and Matrix channels you would like to bridge using `/invite @slackbot` for slack and `/invite @slackbot:MY.DOMAIN` for matrix.
* Invite the bot user to both the Slack and Matrix channels you would like to bridge using `/invite @matrixbot` for slack and `/invite @slackbot:MY.DOMAIN` for matrix.
* Determine the "channel ID" that Slack uses to identify the channel, which can be found in the url `https://XXX.slack.com/messages/<the channel id you need>/`. Or, even simpler, if you open a channel in a browser, the URL reads like this: `https://app.slack.com/client/XXX/<the channel id you need>/details/`.
* Determine the "channel ID" that Slack uses to identify the channel. You can see it when you open a given Slack channel in a browser. The URL reads like this: `https://app.slack.com/client/XXX/<the channel id>/details/`.
* Issue a link command in the administration control room with these collected values as arguments:
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```
Other configuration options are available via the `matrix_appservice_slack_configuration_extension_yaml` variable.
10. Unlinking
Channels can be unlinked again like this:
```
unlink --room !the-matrix:room.id
```
Unlinking doesn't only disconnect the bridge, but also makes the slackbot leave the bridged matrix room. So in case you want to re-link later, don't forget to re-invite the slackbot into this room again.
## Troubleshooting
* as always, check the logs:
`journalctl -fu matrix-appservice-slack`
* linking: "Room is now pending-name"
This typically means that you haven't used the correct slack channel id. Unlink the room and recheck 'Determine the "channel ID"' from above.
* Messages work from M to S, but not the other way around
Check you logs, if they say something like
`WARN SlackEventHandler Ignoring message from unrecognised slack channel id : %s (%s) <the channel id> <some other id>`
then unlink your room, reinvite the bot and re-link it again. This may particularly hit you, if you tried to unsuccessfully link
your room multiple times without unlinking it after each failed attempt.

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