GitHub Repo Stargazers Notification

Tracks new stargazers for your GitHub repositories and sends notifications to Discord when someone stars your repos.

Note: For organization-owned repos, you will need the org owner to set up webhooks on the repo.

Read more on GitHub Docs.

GitHub Webhook Setup

1. Go to your repo settings:

  • Navigate to your GitHub repo
  • Click "Settings"
  • Click "Webhooks" in the left sidebar

2. Add webhook:

  • Click "Add webhook"
  • Payload URL: Your Val Town HTTP endpoint
  • URL - Content type: application/json

3. Select events:

  • Choose "Let me select individual events"
  • Uncheck "Pushes" (it's checked by default)
  • Check "Stars" only
  • Click "Add webhook"

4. Test it:

  • Star/unstar your repo
  • Check the webhook deliveries tab to see if it worked
  • Check your Discord channel for notifications

Repeat for each repo you want to monitor :)

Discord Webhook Setup

1. Create a Discord Webhook

2. Copy webhook URL

  • Paste the webhook URL into your val's environment variables as DISCORD_WEBHOOK.