echo bot deployment - works locally but not on web app

Question

I am trying to deploy a sample echo bot from here: https://github.com/microsoft/BotBuilder-Samples/blob/main/samples/python/02.echo-bot/app.py I have it cloned locally and can successfully run it through the bot emulator. I have an azure web app and a bot resource that are part of a resource group. I have updated the AppId and AppPassword in the config.py to match the those in the bot resource. When I deploy to the web app, the app is running but I cannot access the bot through the web chat function in the bot resource. I tested it and added another simple end point which I can successfully reach, so I know the app is running. Any help would be great! I feel like its a permissions thing between the bot resource and the web app.

Answer 1

@Ben Howey I think you need to check if the config.py is correctly pulling the environment values from your app service. If you have not set them, try providing a default value and redeploy the app. Also, while creating the bot and app service, if you create the bot service first and app later, try to update its messaging endpoint after you create your App Service resource. See the steps here.

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