Cloud Provider

The channelBar Cloud Service enables receiving messages from anywhere — remote servers, external services, or other networks. No open ports or VPN required.

Concept

The Cloud Service provides buffers — remote message queues that can be filled by external tools. Each buffer is assigned to one or more channels. Messages sent to a buffer are delivered to the app in real-time.

Managing Buffers

Buffers are created and managed directly in the channelBar app. Go to Settings → Connections → Cloud Connection. Once connected, you can:

  • Create new buffers (each gets a name and API key)
  • Delete existing buffers
  • View buffer API keys for external tools

Configuration

  1. Ensure the Cloud connection is active: Settings → Connections → Enable Cloud Connection. Authentication happens automatically.
  2. Open Settings → Channels
  3. Select the target channel
  4. Go to Providers
  5. Enable Cloud
  6. Select which buffers the channel should receive from

Sending Messages to Cloud

External tools and scripts send messages to buffers using the buffer's API key. The channelBar CLI supports cloud mode:

channelbar set buffer-name "message" --cloud

For details on CLI cloud usage, see Terminal Commands.

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Terminal Commands