diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "communication/slack/bot"]
+	path = communication/slack/bot
+	url = https://github.com/ekmartin/slack-irc
diff --git a/communication/slack/README.md b/communication/slack/README.md
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+# Slack sync to IRC
+Bot that will do sync between slack and certain slack channnels
+
+# Prerequisites
+nodejs (tested with 0.12)
+
+npm install -g slack-irc
+
+# Files
+openfest-slack-to-irc-sync.json - config with sensitive information removed
+We are using ssl to connect
+
+slack-irc@.service systemd templated unit so you can run multiple instances
+Running multiple slack-irc instances has not been tested
diff --git a/communication/slack/bot b/communication/slack/bot
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+Subproject commit f005c1f4536fe47799bc2741ff09730e7fdea891
diff --git a/communication/slack/config/openfest-slack-to-irc-sync.json b/communication/slack/config/openfest-slack-to-irc-sync.json
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+[{
+	"nickname": "SlackSync",
+	"server": "marla.ludost.net",
+	"token": "CHANGE ME",
+	"channelMapping": {
+		"private": "private"
+		"#bulgaria-hall": "#openfest-bulgaria-hall",
+		"#chamber-hall": "#openfest-chamber-hall",
+		"#third-hall": "#openfest-third-hall"
+	},
+	"ircOptions": {
+		"userName": "slacksync",
+		"realName": "Slack to IRC bidirectional Sync Bot",
+		"debug": true,
+		"secure": "true",
+		"port": 6697
+	}
+}]
diff --git a/communication/slack/config/slack-irc@.service b/communication/slack/config/slack-irc@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Slack to IRC sync bot (%i)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=nobody
+Group=nogroup
+PrivateTmp=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/slack-irc -c /etc/slack-irc/%i.json
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target