Slack

Creating a Slack App

1. Click the following link to open the Create New App page.
2. Choose to create an app "From an app manifest".
3. Pick the workspace in which to create your app and click "Next".
4. Paste the app manifest below into the input field and click "Next".
5. Click "Create". After clicking, you'll be redirected to the app page.
6. On the app page, feel free to customise the colour, icon, etc.
   You can use this icon here if you want: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tigattack/VeeamNotify/main/asset/thumb01.png
7. Click "Install to Worksapce" on the app page.
8. Select the channel VeeamNotify should post to and click "Allow".
   Once the app is added, you should be redirected back to the app page.
9. On the app page, select "Incoming Webhooks" in the sidebar.
10. You should see a prepopulated webhook for the channel to which you just added VeeamNotify.
11. Paste the webhook into the relevant field in your VeeamNotify conf.json, and enjoy your notifications!

App Manifest

_metadata:
  major_version: 1
  minor_version: 1
display_information:
  name: VeeamNotify
  description: https://github.com/tigattack/VeeamNotify
  background_color: "#b9f98e"
features:
  bot_user:
    display_name: VeeamNotify
    always_online: false
  app_home:
    home_tab_enabled: false
    messages_tab_enabled: false
oauth_config:
  scopes:
    bot: [incoming-webhook]

Retrieving your Slack user ID

If you wish to be notified when jobs finish in a warning or failed state (see ⚙️ Configuration Options), you will need your user ID.

1. Click on the user's name/icon in Slack.
2. In the profile sidebar that opens, click the menu button.
3. Select "Copy Member ID".

Now paste your ID into the relevant field in your VeeamNotify conf.json, and enjoy your notifications!