There are two components in alxIFTTT, Triggers and Actions. Triggers send events to IFTTT and Actions receive events from IFTTT. Both of these components utilize the IFTTT "Maker" channel service which is a generic channel service for sending and receiving events.
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To set up a Trigger for the "this" portion of your applet, first select the "Maker" Trigger Channel Service followed by selecting "Receive a Web Request". In Step 3 type in the exact event name you supplied in your MakerTrigger component.
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Actions are blocks that receive an event and information from an IFTTT recipeapplet. They're the "that" portion of an if-this-than-that. An Action has a single property called "URL" which is the URL that IFTTT will be using to communicate with the Action. This URL should reflect the username, password, public IP, and HTTPS settings you configured in the IFTTT Service.
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