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# Simple Chatbot for Pipecat Cloud
This project demonstrates how to build a complete Pipecat AI agent application with both client and server components. It includes a Next.js client for interacting with a Pipecat AI bot server through Daily.co's WebRTC transport.
<img src="image.png" width="420px">
## Project Overview
- **Server**: Python-based Pipecat bot with video/audio processing capabilities
- **Client**: Next.js TypeScript web application using the Pipecat React & JS SDKs
- **Infrastructure**: Deployable to Pipecat Cloud (server) and Vercel (client)
> See the [simple-chatbot example](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat/tree/main/examples/simple-chatbot) with different client and server implementations.
## Quick Start
### 1. Server Setup
Navigate to the server directory:
```bash
cd server
```
Create and activate a virtual environment:
```bash
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
```
Install requirements:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Copy env.example to .env and add your API keys:
```bash
cp env.example .env
# Edit .env to add OPENAI_API_KEY and CARTESIA_API_KEY
```
Run the server locally to test before deploying:
```bash
LOCAL_RUN=1 python bot.py
```
This will open a browser window with a Daily.co room where you can test your bot directly.
### 2. Client Setup
In a separate terminal, navigate to the client directory:
```bash
cd client-react
```
Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
Create `.env.local` file with your Pipecat Cloud API key:
```bash
cp env.local.example .env.local
```
> Create a Pipecat Cloud API key using the dashboard
Start the development server:
```bash
npm run dev
```
Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to interact with your agent through the Next.js client.
## Deployment
> See the [Pipecat Cloud Quickstart](https://docs.pipecat.daily.co/quickstart) for a complete walkthrough.
### Deploy Server to Pipecat Cloud
1. Install the Pipecat Cloud CLI:
```bash
pip install pipecatcloud
```
2. Authenticate:
```bash
pcc auth login
```
3. Build and push your Docker image:
```bash
cd server
chmod +x build.sh
./build.sh
```
> IMPORTANT: Before running this build script, you need to add your DOCKER_USERNAME
4. Create a secret set for your API keys:
```bash
pcc secrets set simple-chatbot-secrets --file .env
```
5. Deploy to Pipecat Cloud:
```bash
pcc deploy
```
> IMPORTANT: Before deploying, you need to add your Docker Hub username
### Deploy Client to Vercel
1. Push your Next.js client to GitHub
2. Connect your GitHub repository to Vercel
3. Add your `PIPECAT_CLOUD_API_KEY` environment variable in Vercel
4. Deploy with the Vercel dashboard or CLI
## Project Structure
```
simple-chatbot/
├── client-next/ # Next.js client application
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── app/ # Next.js app routes
│ │ │ └── api/
│ │ │ └── connect/ # API endpoint for Daily.co connection
│ │ ├── components/ # React components
│ │ └── providers/ # React providers including RTVIProvider
│ ├── package.json
│ └── README.md # Client-specific documentation
└── server/ # Pipecat bot server
├── assets/ # Robot animation frames
├── bot.py # The Pipecat pipeline implementation
├── Dockerfile # For building the container image
├── build.sh # Script for building and pushing Docker image
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
├── pcc-deploy.toml # Pipecat Cloud deployment config
└── README.md # Server-specific documentation
```