> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.sphericaldefence.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.sphericaldefence.com/guide/integrations/slack.md).

# 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.