Push Notifications with Pusher
Text Club uses Pusher to update chat in realtime and to send push notifications to
your customers.
Pusher is not required
for
Text
Club to run, but it is recommended for a better user experience.
In
this
guide, we will
walk you through the
process of
setting up
Pusher for your application.
Create a Pusher App
To create a Pusher app, follow these steps:
- Login to your pusher account or create a new account if you do not have one: https://pusher .com
- Click on the Dashboard link in the top navigation bar.
- Click on the Create App button.
- Fill in the required information for your app, including the app name, cluster, and other settings.
- Click on the Create App button to create your app.
Grab your Pusher credentials
- After creating your app, you will be redirected to the app dashboard.
- Click on the App Settings link in the left sidebar.
- Copy the App ID, Key, Secret, and Cluster values from the app settings page.
Setup Pusher in Text Club
- Log in to Text Club account as administrator.
- Go to the Settings section in the left sidebar.
- Click on System in the settings menu.
- Click on Push Notifications in the system menu page.
- In the App ID option, paste the App ID you copied from the Pusher dashboard.
- In the Key option, paste the Key you copied from the Pusher dashboard.
- In the Secret option, paste the Secret you copied from the Pusher dashboard.
- In the Cluster option, paste the Cluster you copied from the Pusher dashboard.
- Click the Submit button to save your changes.