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how to use flask-ask without using ngrok


okay so I'm really inexperienced with all this so bear with me if this is a dumb question.

So I'm planning out a raspberry pi that can turn my computer off and on with alexa commands. So far the best candidate I've found so far is flask-ask. My only issue with it is that it seems to rely on ngrok, and since I want to have this as a permanent part of my computer, I would have to buy at least the basic tier so I could have a static url. I would rather not do this as 60 dollars a year is a bit more than I am willing to pay for something like this. What I want to know is if and how I can use flask-ask with ngrok alternatives like localtunnel or something else along those lines.


Solution

  • You can use https://github.com/Miserlou/Zappa to deploy your flask-ask application.

    Tutorial available here : AWS Alexa deploy on aws lambda using zappa