Dev Like Me

A Slack bot for finding developers with similar tech interests and preferences.

🚀 Features

• /definetech - Set your personal tech preferences

  

• /matchdev - Find other developers with similar tech interests

  

🖥️ Technology Management Dashboard

Manage technologies in the database through a web interface:

🔗 https://devlikeme.liviogama.com

⚠️ Note: Slack blocks payload doesn't allow more than 50 elements, which explains why many elements are commented out in techCategories.js. Please be selective about what to add.

🛠️ Local Setup

Prerequisites

• Bun installed
• A Slack workspace with admin privileges
• Tunnel service (ngrok, serveo, etc.) for exposing localhost

Frontend

1. Clone this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   bun i
   

3. Configure environment:

   cp .env.example .env
   

   Fill in your Slack bot token and signing secret

4. Start the development server:

   bun run dev
   

Backend

1. Start PocketBase:

   bun run pocketbase
   

2. Access admin UI at http://127.0.0.1:8090/_/ and create an admin account

3. The app uses PocketBase migrations to create collections (slack_devs and tech_categories)

   • If migrations fail, import from pocketbase/pb_schema.json in the PocketBase UI
   • Import default categories:

     bun run import-categories
     

🔌 Slack App Configuration

This app is built with @slack/bolt. To configure your Slack app:

1. Create a new Slack app in your workspace
2. Add a bot user
3. Set environment variables:
   • SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET
   • SLACK_BOT_TOKEN
4. Configure slash commands pointing to your tunneled URL:
   • /definetech → http://[your-tunnel-url]/slack/events
   • /matchdev → http://[your-tunnel-url]/slack/events
5. Enable interactions with the same endpoint:
   • http://[your-tunnel-url]/slack/events

📝 License

MIT