Hosting Providers

Most Slack integrations (especially bot users and slash commands) require a server to respond to and initiate requests.

Below you'll find the services most often used to host Slack integrations and apps.

	AWS Lambda Rapidly integrate with Slack with ready-made templates for typical types of integrations. Slack Lambda templates Create a Slack slash command with AWS Lambda
	api.ai Creatively design and house your conversational bot users. Setting Up Slack Integration in api.ai
	Glitch A unique remix of hosting, community, and user-generated content just right for hosting small Slack apps and bots. Glitch's Slack App Unfurling App is a node.js sample demonstrating custom app unfurling behavior. App Blueprints on Glitch is an easy-to-remix home for Slack's App Blueprints. Great for learning and early explorations but not well-suited for large-scale deployments or distributed applications.
	Google Cloud Supporting apps and integrations built with Java, Python, PHP or Go. Building slash commands on Google Cloud Build a Slack Bot with Node.js on Kubernetes Sending Connection Notifications to Slack from Google Compute Engine Three ways to build Slack integrations on Google Cloud Platform Code samples
	Heroku Heroku is an ideal place to host bot users and slash commands. For best user experience, you'll need at least the Hobby pricing tier. How to Deploy Your Slack Bots to Heroku
	Microsoft Azure A hosting solution for JavaScript, Python, .NET, PHP, Java and Node.js-based projects. Using the Azure WebJobs SDK to create custom Slack extensions
	recast.ai Build, train, deploy, and monitor your bots with this integration solution. Host your Slack bot easily with recast.ai

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