diff --git a/services/chat/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/services/chat/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0093aa90c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/chat/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<!-- BUG REPORT TEMPLATE -->
+
+## Steps to Reproduce
+<!-- Describe the steps leading up to when / where you found the bug. -->
+<!-- Screenshots may be helpful here. -->
+
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+## Expected Behaviour
+<!-- What should have happened when you completed the steps above? -->
+
+## Observed Behaviour
+<!-- What actually happened when you completed the steps above? -->
+<!-- Screenshots may be helpful here. -->
+
+## Context
+<!-- How has this issue affected you? What were you trying to accomplish? -->
+
+## Technical Info
+<!-- Provide any technical details that may be applicable (or N/A if not applicable). -->
+
+* URL:
+* Browser Name and version:
+* Operating System and version (desktop or mobile):
+* Signed in as:
+* Project and/or file:
+
+## Analysis
+<!--- Optionally, document investigation of / suggest a fix for the bug, e.g. 'comes from this line / commit' -->
+
+## Who Needs to Know?
+<!-- If you want to bring this to the attention of particular people, @-mention them below. -->
+<!-- If a user reported this bug and should be notified when it is fixed, provide the Front conversation link. -->
+
+-
+-
diff --git a/services/chat/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/services/chat/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed25ee83c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/chat/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<!-- Please review https://github.com/overleaf/write_latex/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md for guidance on what is expected in each section. -->
+
+### Description
+
+
+
+#### Screenshots
+
+
+
+#### Related Issues / PRs
+
+
+
+### Review
+
+
+
+#### Potential Impact
+
+
+
+#### Manual Testing Performed
+
+- [ ]
+- [ ]
+
+#### Accessibility
+
+
+
+### Deployment
+
+
+
+#### Deployment Checklist
+
+- [ ] Update documentation not included in the PR (if any)
+- [ ]
+
+#### Metrics and Monitoring
+
+
+
+#### Who Needs to Know?
diff --git a/services/chat/Jenkinsfile b/services/chat/Jenkinsfile
index db818dc1de..0e4aa10f05 100644
--- a/services/chat/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/services/chat/Jenkinsfile
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ String cron_string = BRANCH_NAME == "master" ? "@daily" : ""
 pipeline {
   agent any
 
+  environment {
+    GIT_PROJECT = "chat-sharelatex"
+    JENKINS_WORKFLOW = "chat-sharelatex"
+    TARGET_URL = "${env.JENKINS_URL}blue/organizations/jenkins/${JENKINS_WORKFLOW}/detail/$BRANCH_NAME/$BUILD_NUMBER/pipeline"
+    GIT_API_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/sharelatex/${GIT_PROJECT}/statuses/$GIT_COMMIT"
+  }
+
   triggers {
     pollSCM('* * * * *')
     cron(cron_string)
@@ -18,9 +25,18 @@ pipeline {
         }
       }
       steps {
-        // we need to disable logallrefupdates, else git clones 
-        // during the npm install will require git to lookup the 
-        // user id which does not exist in the container's 
+        withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'GITHUB_INTEGRATION', usernameVariable: 'GH_AUTH_USERNAME', passwordVariable: 'GH_AUTH_PASSWORD')]) {
+          sh "curl $GIT_API_URL \
+            --data '{ \
+            \"state\" : \"pending\", \
+            \"target_url\": \"$TARGET_URL\", \
+            \"description\": \"Your build is underway\", \
+            \"context\": \"ci/jenkins\" }' \
+            -u $GH_AUTH_USERNAME:$GH_AUTH_PASSWORD"
+        }
+        // we need to disable logallrefupdates, else git clones
+        // during the npm install will require git to lookup the
+        // user id which does not exist in the container's
         // /etc/passwd file, causing the clone to fail.
         sh 'git config --global core.logallrefupdates false'
         sh 'rm -rf node_modules'
@@ -28,18 +44,6 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
 
-    stage('Compile') {
-      agent {
-        docker {
-          image 'node:6.14.1'
-          reuseNode true
-        }
-      }
-      steps {
-        sh 'npm run compile:all'
-      }
-    }
-
     stage('Unit Tests') {
       steps {
         sh 'DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS="-f docker-compose.ci.yml" make test_unit'
@@ -77,6 +81,19 @@ pipeline {
   post {
     always {
       sh 'DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS="-f docker-compose.ci.yml" make test_clean'
+      sh 'make clean'
+    }
+
+    success {
+      withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'GITHUB_INTEGRATION', usernameVariable: 'GH_AUTH_USERNAME', passwordVariable: 'GH_AUTH_PASSWORD')]) {
+        sh "curl $GIT_API_URL \
+          --data '{ \
+          \"state\" : \"success\", \
+          \"target_url\": \"$TARGET_URL\", \
+          \"description\": \"Your build succeeded!\", \
+          \"context\": \"ci/jenkins\" }' \
+          -u $GH_AUTH_USERNAME:$GH_AUTH_PASSWORD"
+      }
     }
 
     failure {
@@ -84,6 +101,15 @@ pipeline {
            to: "${EMAIL_ALERT_TO}",
            subject: "Jenkins build failed: ${JOB_NAME}:${BUILD_NUMBER}",
            body: "Build: ${BUILD_URL}")
+      withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'GITHUB_INTEGRATION', usernameVariable: 'GH_AUTH_USERNAME', passwordVariable: 'GH_AUTH_PASSWORD')]) {
+        sh "curl $GIT_API_URL \
+          --data '{ \
+          \"state\" : \"failure\", \
+          \"target_url\": \"$TARGET_URL\", \
+          \"description\": \"Your build failed\", \
+          \"context\": \"ci/jenkins\" }' \
+          -u $GH_AUTH_USERNAME:$GH_AUTH_PASSWORD"
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/services/chat/Makefile b/services/chat/Makefile
index 865d63a9fc..d60bf6fad9 100644
--- a/services/chat/Makefile
+++ b/services/chat/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
 # This file was auto-generated, do not edit it directly.
 # Instead run bin/update_build_scripts from
 # https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex-dev-environment
-# Version: 1.0.0
+# Version: 1.1.10
 
 BUILD_NUMBER ?= local
 BRANCH_NAME ?= $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 PROJECT_NAME = chat
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS ?= -f docker-compose.yml
-DOCKER_COMPOSE := docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS}
+DOCKER_COMPOSE := BUILD_NUMBER=$(BUILD_NUMBER) \
+	BRANCH_NAME=$(BRANCH_NAME) \
+	PROJECT_NAME=$(PROJECT_NAME) \
+	MOCHA_GREP=${MOCHA_GREP} \
+	docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS}
+
 
 clean:
-	rm -f app.js
-	rm -rf app/js
-	rm -rf test/unit/js
-	rm -rf test/acceptance/js
+lint:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_unit npm run lint
 
-test: test_unit test_acceptance
+test: lint test_unit test_acceptance
 
 test_unit:
-	@[ -d test/unit ] && $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_unit -- ${MOCHA_ARGS} || echo "chat has no unit tests"
+	@[ ! -d test/unit ] && echo "chat has no unit tests" || $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_unit
 
-test_acceptance: test_clean # clear the database before each acceptance test run
-	@[ -d test/acceptance ] && $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance -- ${MOCHA_ARGS} || echo "chat has no acceptance tests"
+test_acceptance: test_clean test_acceptance_pre_run # clear the database before each acceptance test run
+	@[ ! -d test/acceptance ] && echo "chat has no acceptance tests" || $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance
 
 test_clean:
-	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down -v -t 0
+
+test_acceptance_pre_run:
+	@[ ! -f test/acceptance/scripts/pre-run ] && echo "chat has no pre acceptance tests task" || $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) run --rm test_acceptance test/acceptance/scripts/pre-run
 
 .PHONY: clean test test_unit test_acceptance test_clean build publish
diff --git a/services/chat/buildscript.txt b/services/chat/buildscript.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ffe964741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/chat/buildscript.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+chat
+--node-version=6.14.1
+--script-version=1.1.10
+--build-target=native
+--kube=false
+--dependencies=redis,mongo
+--language=es
+--docker-repos=quay.io/sharelatex
+--acceptance-creds=None
diff --git a/services/chat/docker-compose.ci.yml b/services/chat/docker-compose.ci.yml
index a22b32c610..c897b1f824 100644
--- a/services/chat/docker-compose.ci.yml
+++ b/services/chat/docker-compose.ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file was auto-generated, do not edit it directly.
 # Instead run bin/update_build_scripts from
 # https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex-dev-environment
-# Version: 1.0.0
+# Version: 1.1.10
 
 version: "2"
 
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - .:/app
     working_dir: /app
-    entrypoint: npm run test:unit:_run
+    user: node
+    command: npm run test:unit:_run
 
   test_acceptance:
     image: node:6.14.1
@@ -19,12 +20,16 @@ services:
       - .:/app
     working_dir: /app
     environment:
+      ELASTIC_SEARCH_DSN: es:9200
       REDIS_HOST: redis
       MONGO_HOST: mongo
+      POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+      MOCHA_GREP: ${MOCHA_GREP}
     depends_on:
-      - redis
       - mongo
-    entrypoint: npm run test:acceptance:_run
+      - redis
+    user: node
+    command: npm run test:acceptance:_run
 
   redis:
     image: redis
diff --git a/services/chat/docker-compose.yml b/services/chat/docker-compose.yml
index 1278e8856a..1f1eb4ab1c 100644
--- a/services/chat/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/chat/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file was auto-generated, do not edit it directly.
 # Instead run bin/update_build_scripts from
 # https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex-dev-environment
-# Version: 1.0.0
+# Version: 1.1.10
 
 version: "2"
 
@@ -11,23 +11,31 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - .:/app
     working_dir: /app
-    entrypoint: npm run test:unit
+    environment:
+      MOCHA_GREP: ${MOCHA_GREP}
+    command: npm run test:unit
+    user: node
 
   test_acceptance:
     image: node:6.14.1
     volumes:
       - .:/app
+    working_dir: /app
     environment:
+      ELASTIC_SEARCH_DSN: es:9200
       REDIS_HOST: redis
       MONGO_HOST: mongo
+      POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+      MOCHA_GREP: ${MOCHA_GREP}
+    user: node
     depends_on:
-      - redis
       - mongo
-    working_dir: /app
-    entrypoint: npm run test:acceptance
+      - redis
+    command: npm run test:acceptance
 
   redis:
     image: redis
 
   mongo:
     image: mongo:3.4
+
diff --git a/services/chat/nodemon.json b/services/chat/nodemon.json
index 9044f921c6..5826281b84 100644
--- a/services/chat/nodemon.json
+++ b/services/chat/nodemon.json
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
     "node_modules/"
   ],
   "verbose": true,
+  "legacyWatch": true,
   "execMap": {
     "js": "npm run start"
   },
+
   "watch": [
-    "app/coffee/",
-    "app.coffee"
+    "app/js/",
+    "app.js",
+    "config/"
   ],
-  "ext": "coffee"
+  "ext": "js"
 }
diff --git a/services/chat/package.json b/services/chat/package.json
index 2f0eac6f9f..7282b2e7af 100644
--- a/services/chat/package.json
+++ b/services/chat/package.json
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "compile:app": "coffee -o app/js -c app/coffee && coffee -c app.coffee",
-    "start": "npm run compile:app && node app.js",
-    "test:acceptance": "npm run compile:app && npm run compile:acceptance_tests && npm run test:acceptance:_run -- $@",
-    "test:unit": "npm run compile:app && npm run compile:unit_tests && npm run test:unit:_run -- $@",
+    "start": "node $NODE_APP_OPTIONS app.js",
+    "test:acceptance": "npm run test:acceptance:_run -- --grep=$MOCHA_GREP",
+    "test:unit": "npm run test:unit:_run -- --grep=$MOCHA_GREP",
     "compile:unit_tests": "[ -e test/unit ] && coffee -o test/unit/js -c test/unit/coffee || echo 'No unit tests to compile'",
     "compile:acceptance_tests": "[ -e test/acceptance ] && coffee -o test/acceptance/js -c test/acceptance/coffee || echo 'No acceptance tests to compile'",
     "compile:all": "npm run compile:app && npm run compile:unit_tests && npm run compile:acceptance_tests",
     "nodemon": "nodemon --config nodemon.json",
     "test:acceptance:_run": "mocha --recursive --reporter spec --timeout 15000 --exit $@ test/acceptance/js",
-    "test:unit:_run": "mocha --recursive --reporter spec $@ test/unit/js"
+    "test:unit:_run": "mocha --recursive --reporter spec $@ test/unit/js",
+    "lint": "node_modules/.bin/eslint ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "0.2.9",