title: Installing Hue Slack App in 3 Simple Steps! author: Hue Team type: post date: 2021-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 url: /blog/2021-05-18-installing-hue-slack-app-in-three-simple-steps sf_thumbnail_type:
Ever wondered about having a SQL Assistant which can help you to collaborate better with other SQL users in your team? That too in Slack itself!?
This Slack Integration for Hue can fit those shoes for assisting you with your SQL queries in your Slack channels. Easy to use and now even easy to install for Slack workspace admins in just 3 simple steps!
Kudos to Slack for recently rolling out its App Manifest beta feature for Slack Apps! With a manifest now, you can create an app with a predefined configuration.
The latest version of the App Manifest is checked-in the Hue Repository.
In the shared manifest, update the two demo.gethue.com with your Hue instance hostname:
https://<hue-instance-hostname>/desktop/slack/events/Now, it's time to create your own app:
Completing the last step of plugging it with Hue, it's time to update your hue.ini configuration file:
Paste this in your hue.ini file under [desktop] section
[[slack]] is_enabled=true slack_verification_token= slack_bot_user_token=
That’s it! Your own Hue App is ready to roll!
Read its user guide or the blog and stay tuned for upcoming updates.
Get your hands on demo Hue App by:
Logging in to demo workspace by using the following Slack account credentials:
email: demo@gethue.com password: gethue
Any feedback or question is highly welcomed! Feel free to comment here or on the Forum and quick start SQL querying!
Harsh from the Hue Team