# Slack

Spherical integrates nicely with Slack using AWS, and can stream alerts directly to a channel of your choice. The following steps need to happen *before* starting a Spherical instance.

To start test driving Spherical with Slack, go onto your Slack dashboard [here](https://api.slack.com/apps) and create a new Slack App. This app will be configured to interact with a Spherical instance.

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Once you have created the app, go on to the *Incoming Webhooks* link on your sidebar and activate incoming web-hooks.

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Once activated, click ‘*Add New Webhook to workspace*’, and copy the resultant web-hook URL.

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Once you have the web-hook to your Slack app, launch the Spherical stack on AWS using the CloudFormation button. 

Add the above web-hook url to the **SlackWebhook** parameter. 


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://guide.sphericaldefence.com/guide/integrations/slack.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.