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Add link to Express-based demo app using Botkit for Facebook Messenger #256

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Merge pull request #2 from howdyai/master
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Express webserver demo
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* [Facebook-specific Events](#facebook-specific-events)
* [Working with Facebook Webhooks](#working-with-facebook-messenger)
* [Using Structured Messages and Postbacks](#using-structured-messages-and-postbacks)
* [Running Botkit with an Express server](#use-botkit-for-facebook-messenger-with-an-express-web-server)

## Getting Started

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use with `createWebhookEndpoints()`

If you need more than a simple webserver to receive webhooks,
you should by all means create your own Express webserver!
you should by all means create your own Express webserver! Here is a [boilerplate demo](https://github.com/mvaragnat/botkit-messenger-express-demo).

The callback function receives the Express object as a parameter,
which may be used to add further web server routes.
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});
```

## Use BotKit for Facebook Messenger with an Express web server
Instead of the web server generated with setupWebserver(), it is possible to use a different web server to receive webhooks, as well as serving web pages.

Here is an example of [using an Express web server alongside BotKit for Facebook Messenger](https://github.com/mvaragnat/botkit-messenger-express-demo).