How to install Botkit Anywhere?

[ghost]

Hi, I want to install Botkit Anywhere(Not Bokit core) after I got a good advice from @peterswimm (link)

I read some docs below. https://botkit.ai/getstarted.html https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-starter-web/blob/master/readme.md https://github.com/howdyai/botkit/blob/master/readme.md

I will try https://botkit.ai/getstarted.html and start development. But, I'm not sure this link is Botkit Anywhere. Should I git https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-starter-web.git?

I have a qeustion about Botkit Studio. Botkit Studio is free to use?

[adantoscano]

Hi buddy!

You can try here https://glitch.com/~botkit-web without deploy.

To deploy it, just clone the repo, npm install and npm start

Botkit studio got a free tier, check this https://botkit.groovehq.com/knowledge_base/topics/manage-your-billing-settings

[ghost]

I got a question about installing botkit.

I just want to build a bokit application for web and app now, So I installed git clone https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-starter-web.git and npm install and npm start.

But, What if I extend my botkit application to facebook messanger?

This docs says botkit new --platform facebook

But, this command results in botkit: command not found

Every time I want to extend to another plaform, Should I use git clone?

But, I think Maybe It'll make another folder, so I should write new code which is the same as botkit-anywhere.

My logic is the same, But there are two codes.

What if I use npm install -g botkitand botkit new --platform web for the first time when I install? Is it different from git clone https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-starter-web.git and npm install and npm start?

And If I botkit new --platform facebook, It'll make another folder? so I should have two codes with the same logic?

[adantoscano]

To use botkit new you have to npm install botkit -g before.

botkit new works same as git clone its specific starter-"whatever" but prettier.

Could be the same logic but facebook works with webhooks and have other triggers as 'facebook_postback' or 'facebook_optins' so you need two different controllers. Or create a new one could be awesome!

[benbrown]

@nickppbd right now, to have both a web bot and a Facebook bot, you will need to set up 2 separate apps. These apps can share skills, but since the platforms are different, they have to be operated separately.

[ghost]

@adantoscano @benbrown Thank you all for great explanations. I don't know well 'facebook_options', but I surely understood that Logic could be different depending on platforms. I think it's a good idea that Making big conversation flow and using different functions for each platform. To do this, Making conversation flow object and including sub-object for each platform in the flow object is pretty good idea, But it sounds like a dream. Anyway I really appreciate kind your answers. :)