# Heimdall ## Description *Heimdall* is a matrix bot supposed to control and manage services and containers by simple text commands. It is a convenience tool for the own self-hosting empire. ## Setup the bot credentials 1. Create or get access to a **matrix account** to use as the bot. 2. Acquire the **access token** and **user id**. You can do this in riot by going into the settings and scrolling down to the very end. 3. Copy *config.sample.yaml* and name the copy *config.yaml*. 4. Replace the placeholder values with your own: * Replace the *baseurl* value with the base url of your home server (e.g. *https://example.org*). * Replace the *access token* with your own. * Replace the *user id* with your own.