Rasa X Custom Actions

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Hi,

I am new to RASA and I have just installed RASA X with docker (quick installation). I have successfully got it working and able to create stories. Now I want to put my hands on custom actions. Following the docs, I have created a directory named “actions” under /etc/rasa and created 2 files init.py (empty file) and actions.py (with a custom action). Now when I chat with the bot, it detects the intent by does not respond with anything. I am not sure how to see the logs to see if it is even talking the custom action. Can someone please help.

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You’ll need to replace the default app image with your own custom action server image. See connecting a custom action server.

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One quick question though @mloubser to avoid creating a new topic while I’m having similar problems. What if you have filled up the docker-compose.override.yml taken it up again and then also changed the endpoints.yml to contain http://action_server:5055/webhook and yet still, actions won’t trigger.

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@ktoulgaridis what are you seeing in the logs for your app container? Are you seeing errors in the logs for rasa-production (or whichever environment you are using) about not being able to run custom actions when talking to the bot?

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Thanks for the quite speedy reply,

Failed to run custom action 'action_greet_user'. Couldn't connect to the server at 'http://action_server:5055/webhook'. Is the server running? Error: Cannot connect to host action_server:5055 ssl:default [Name or service not known]

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I don’t believe you need to change the endpoints file, only the docker-compose.override.yml. In a successful deployment with a custom action server, my endpoints.yml contains

action_endpoint:
  url: ${RASA_USER_APP}/webhook
  token:  ""
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Even though I have added the docker-compose.override.yml I still get this error. Can you please tell me what might I be missing? P.S I have a docker image running my action server @stephens

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Solved it by adding expose: -5055 in the docker-compose.override.yml

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Hello guys! Is there an updated tutorial on how to run the custom actions service on Rasa X 1.1.0? I cannot seem to find anything about it

Thanks!

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Anyone? So far I was able to create the Docker Image with the actions code and upload it to DockerHub, but I don’t know how to proceed now in the Rasa X end.