HOWTO.md

How to deploy locally

• checkout and export this project as maven project in eclipse
• create a run configuration for this project
  • with goals: jetty:run -Djetty.port=9090
  • with name: Java-FbChatBot
  • with base directory: ${workspace_loc:/Java-FbChatBot}
• you can change the port (9090) to whatever you want
• check your project
  • home
  • webhook

run on ngrok

• now you have to setup ngrok which is the easiest way to expose your local server to the world
• now run ngrok for port 9090 as ngrok http -subdomain=mybot -log=stdout 9090
• check your project
  • home
  • webhook
• now add webhook url as show in fb tutorial

output in fb messenger

• once you are done with fb webhook setup, you can message on your page and will get automated replies as shown in pictures below

Normal text by a user

Postbacks (button click by a user in messenger)