python-zulip-api/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_matrix

Matrix <--> Zulip bridge

This acts as a bridge between Matrix and Zulip. It also enables a Zulip topic to be federated between two Zulip servers.

Usage

For IRC bridges

Matrix has been bridged to the listed IRC networks, where the 'Room alias format' refers to the room_id for the corresponding IRC channel.

For example, for the freenode channel #zulip-test, the room_id would be #freenode_#zulip-test:matrix.org.

Hence, this can also be used as a IRC <--> Zulip bridge.

Steps to configure the Matrix bridge

To obtain a configuration file template, run the script with the --write-sample-config option to obtain a configuration file to fill in the details mentioned below. For example:

• If you installed the zulip package: zulip-matrix-bridge --write-sample-config matrix_bridge.conf

• If you are running from the Zulip GitHub repo: python matrix_bridge.py --write-sample-config matrix_bridge.conf

1. Zulip endpoint

1. Create a generic Zulip bot, with a full name like IRC Bot or Matrix Bot.
2. Subscribe the bot user to the stream you'd like to bridge your IRC or Matrix channel into.
3. In the zulip section of the configuration file, enter the bot's zuliprc details (email, api_key, and site).
4. In the same section, also enter the Zulip stream and topic.

2. Matrix endpoint

1. Create a user on matrix.org, preferably with a formal name like to zulip-bot.
2. In the matrix section of the configuration file, enter the user's username and password.
3. Also enter the host and room_id into the same section.

Running the bridge

After the steps above have been completed, assuming you have the configuration in a file called matrix_bridge.conf:

• If you installed the zulip package: run zulip-matrix-bridge -c matrix_bridge.conf

• If you are running from the Zulip GitHub repo: run python matrix_bridge.py -c matrix_bridge.conf

Caveats for IRC mirroring

There are certain IRC channels where the Matrix.org IRC bridge has been banned for technical reasons. You can't mirror those IRC channels using this integration.