Getting Started with Node.js WeChat Official Account Development

Setting up a server: WeChat Official Account development requires a server to receive and process messages. I recommend applying for a free cloud server from Tencent Cloud, click here to apply, available at 9:30 AM daily. I chose Ubuntu as the server image. For how to set up a Node environment on the server, refer to my other blog post Using Linux for Web Frontend Development. The principle of Official Account development is to set up a receiving interface; once developer mode is enabled, WeChat’s server will forward messages to this interface.

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