Day 2: Typebot Chatbots – 7 Days of Docker

Chatbots

Typebot is a free and open-source platform that lets you create conversational apps and forms, which can be embedded anywhere on your website or mobile apps.

It provides various features like text, image, and video bubble messages, input fields for various data types, native integrations, conditional branching, URL redirections, beautiful animations, and customizable themes.

You can embed it as a container, popup, or chat bubble with the native JS library and get in-depth analytics of the results in real-time.

Typebot can be used in the Cloud (free tier available) or installed via Docker.

It drag & drop builder makes it amazingly fast to build your personal chatbot. It provides a ton of integrations (Google Analytics, Google Sheets, OpenAI, Zapier, Webhooks, Email, Chatwood) out of the box or you can connect other things via your own API Requests.

I have been a longtime user of RocketChat and build my own chatbots using Hubot or BotPress.

RocketChat
“Rocket.Chat is a free and open-source team chat platform that enables real-time communication between team members. It provides team messaging, audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, and other collaboration features. It offers a familiar chat interface that makes it easy for teams to stay connected and collaborate effectively.

Rocket.Chat is highly customizable and extensible, with a large number of community-contributed plugins and integrations. It supports multiple platforms, including web, desktop, and mobile, making it accessible to teams regardless of their device or location. It also offers end-to-end encryption for secure communication, and compliance with various industry regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, and others.”

Hubot
“Hubot is a popular open-source chatbot framework developed by GitHub. It allows developers to build and deploy custom chatbots that can automate tasks, integrate with various APIs, and enhance team communication and collaboration.

Hubot is built on Node.js and can be extended with various plugins and scripts, making it highly customizable and flexible. It comes with many built-in plugins, including integration with popular chat platforms like Slack, HipChat, and Campfire, as well as various APIs like Twitter, GitHub, and Google.

Hubot enables developers to build chatbots that can perform various tasks, such as scheduling meetings, deploying code, fetching data, and responding to user queries. It also provides a command-line interface for managing and interacting with the chatbot.”

Botpress
“Botpress is an open-source platform that allows you to build and deploy chatbots and conversational interfaces. It provides a user-friendly interface and a visual flow editor that allows you to create and manage your chatbot’s conversation flow. Botpress comes with many pre-built components and integrations, including natural language processing (NLP) engines, chat widgets, and webhooks, making it easy to build complex chatbots with advanced functionality.

Botpress offers features like machine learning-based NLP, conversational analytics, multi-language support, customizable themes, and a modular architecture that allows you to add custom functionalities with ease. It supports multiple channels, including web, Facebook Messenger, Slack, and WhatsApp, allowing you to reach your audience wherever they are.”

Typebot rocks

Typebot beats Botpress and could be the reason why I might be skipping RocketChat as well. Not sure I want to build an integration for RocketChat myself.

Setup

Base YAML Docker-Compose File to get you started. This will setup a Postgres instance, the typebot builder and typebot viewer.

version: '3.3'

services:

  typebot-db:

    image: postgres:13

    restart: always
    volumes:

      - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    environment:

      - POSTGRES_DB=typebot
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=typebot
  typebot-builder:

    image: baptistearno/typebot-builder:latest
    restart: always
    depends_on:

      - typebot-db
    ports:

      - '8080:3000'

    extra_hosts:

      - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'

    # See https://docs.typebot.io/self-hosting/configuration for more configuration options

    environment:

      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:typebot@typebot-db:5432/typebot

      - NEXTAUTH_URL=<your-builder-url>

      - NEXT_PUBLIC_VIEWER_URL=<your-viewer-url>

      - ENCRYPTION_SECRET=<your-encryption-secret>

      - ADMIN_EMAIL=<your-admin-email>

  typebot-viewer:

    image: baptistearno/typebot-viewer:latest
    restart: always
    ports:

      - '8081:3000'

    # See https://docs.typebot.io/self-hosting/configuration for more configuration options

    environment:

      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:typebot@typebot-db:5432/typebot

      - NEXT_PUBLIC_VIEWER_URL=<your-viewer-url>

      - ENCRYPTION_SECRET=<your-encryption-secret>

volumes:

  db_data:

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