diff --git a/java-examples/build.gradle b/java-examples/build.gradle
index 356f6e0..7428007 100644
--- a/java-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/java-examples/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'java'
+    // Build a distribution without a Class-Path definition in the distribution's java-examples-X.X.X.jar file.
+    // A bash script will be used to create runnable jars from the Java bot examples in java-examples-X.X.X.jar
+    id 'application'
     id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.8.16'
 }
 
diff --git a/java-examples/scripts/create-bot-jars.sh b/java-examples/scripts/create-bot-jars.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..74d8c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-examples/scripts/create-bot-jars.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+########################################################################################################################
+# Create a runnable jar files from the java-examples' Gradle distribution tarball.
+#
+# Usage:  $ ./create-bot-jars.sh    0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+#
+# Should be called from this directory.
+########################################################################################################################
+
+VERSION="$1"
+if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
+   VERSION="0.0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+fi
+
+# Get the script directory (relative to the current directory), cd into the directory, use pwd to get the absolute path.
+export SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") && pwd)
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+export GRADLE_DIST_NAME="java-examples-$VERSION"
+export GRADLE_DIST_TARBALL="$GRADLE_DIST_NAME.tar"
+export GRADLE_DIST_PATH="../build/distributions/$GRADLE_DIST_TARBALL"
+echo "Build runnable bot jars from $GRADLE_DIST_PATH"
+ls -l "$GRADLE_DIST_PATH"
+
+extractdistribution() {
+  # Copy the build's distribution tarball to this directory.
+	cp -v "$GRADLE_DIST_PATH" .
+	# Extract the tarball content.
+	rm -rf "$GRADLE_DIST_NAME"
+	tar -xf "$GRADLE_DIST_TARBALL"
+
+	cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/$GRADLE_DIST_NAME"
+	# TODO might want to just delete files in bin directory, and put java jar cmd scripts in them?
+	# Delete the bin directory.
+	rm -rf bin
+  echo "Run $ ls -l lib (lib dir should contain all distribution jars)"
+  ls -l lib
+
+  cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+}
+
+extractdistribution
+
+./create-runnable-jar.sh "$GRADLE_DIST_NAME" bisq.bots.TakeBestPricedOfferToBuyBtc
+./create-runnable-jar.sh "$GRADLE_DIST_NAME" bisq.bots.TakeBestPricedOfferToSellBtc
+
+./create-runnable-jar.sh "$GRADLE_DIST_NAME" bisq.bots.TakeBestPricedOfferToBuyBsq
+./create-runnable-jar.sh "$GRADLE_DIST_NAME" bisq.bots.TakeBestPricedOfferToSellBsq
+
+rm -r "$GRADLE_DIST_TARBALL"
+echo "Done"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java-examples/scripts/create-runnable-jar.sh b/java-examples/scripts/create-runnable-jar.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..10dc197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-examples/scripts/create-runnable-jar.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+########################################################################################################################
+# Create a runnable jar file containing a single class, and a manifest defining the complete classpath.
+#
+# Usage:
+#     `$ ./create-runnable-jar.sh  java-examples-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT  bisq.bots.TakeBestPricedOfferToSellBtc`
+#
+# Should be called from create-bot-jars.sh, with extracts and arranges the Gradle distribution for this script.
+########################################################################################################################
+
+GRADLE_DIST_NAME="$1"
+if [[ -z "$GRADLE_DIST_NAME" ]]; then
+  echo "Gradle distribution name argument required."
+  exit
+fi
+
+FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME="$2"
+if [[ -z "$FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME" ]]; then
+  echo "Fully qualified classname argument required."
+  exit
+fi
+
+tolowercasekebabname() {
+  STRING="$1"
+  # Say we have STRING=FuBarFooBar.  We want to return fu-bar-foo-bar.
+  # 1.  echo "$(echo "$STRING" | sed 's/[A-Z]\+/-&/g')" RETURNS "-Fu-Bar-Foo-Bar".
+  MESSY_KEBAB="$(echo "$STRING" | sed 's/[A-Z]\+/-&/g')"
+  # 2. Strip the leading "-".
+  CLEAN_KEBAB="$(echo "$MESSY_KEBAB" | sed 's/-//1')"
+  # 3. Lowercase everything using 'tr'.
+  LOWERCASE_KEBAB=$(echo "$CLEAN_KEBAB" |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+  echo "$LOWERCASE_KEBAB"
+}
+
+getsimpleclassname() {
+  FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME="$1"
+  SIMPLE_CLASSNAME=$(echo "${FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME##*.}")
+  echo "$SIMPLE_CLASSNAME"
+}
+
+getmainclassfilepath() {
+  FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME="$1"
+  FILE_PATH=$(echo "$FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME" |  tr '.' '/')
+  echo "$FILE_PATH.class"
+}
+
+writemanifest() {
+  # Make the cli.jar runnable, and define its dependencies in a MANIFEST.MF file.
+  echo "Manifest-Version: 1.0" > MANIFEST.txt
+	echo "Main-Class: $FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME" >> MANIFEST.txt
+	printf "Class-Path:" >> MANIFEST.txt
+	for file in lib/*
+	do
+	  # Each new line in the classpath must be preceded by two spaces.
+	  printf "  %s\n" "$file" >> MANIFEST.txt
+	done
+	echo "Manifest for runnable jar:"
+	cat MANIFEST.txt
+}
+
+SIMPLE_CLASSNAME=$(getsimpleclassname "$FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME")
+# echo "SIMPLE_CLASSNAME = $SIMPLE_CLASSNAME"
+
+JAR_BASENAME=$(tolowercasekebabname "$SIMPLE_CLASSNAME")
+# echo "JAR_BASENAME = $JAR_BASENAME"
+
+echo "Build runnable $JAR_BASENAME.jar containing only $FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME"
+
+cd $GRADLE_DIST_NAME
+
+# Build MANIFEST.MF with a Main-Class.
+writemanifest
+
+# Create $JAR_BASENAME.jar with the NO class files.
+jar --verbose --create --file "$JAR_BASENAME.jar" --manifest MANIFEST.txt
+
+# Delete generated manifest.
+rm MANIFEST.txt
+
+# Get the relative file path for the Main-Class to be added to the new jar.
+MAINCLASS_FILE_PATH=$(getmainclassfilepath "$FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASSNAME")
+# echo "MAINCLASS_FILE_PATH = $MAINCLASS_FILE_PATH"
+
+# Extract the Main-Class from the distribution jar, to the current working directory.
+jar xfv "lib/$GRADLE_DIST_NAME.jar" "$MAINCLASS_FILE_PATH" "$SIMPLE_CLASSNAME.properties"
+echo "Extracted one class:"
+ls -l bisq/bots/pazza
+mv "$SIMPLE_CLASSNAME.properties" "$JAR_BASENAME.conf"
+echo "Extracted one properties file and renamed it $JAR_BASENAME.conf"
+ls -l *.conf
+
+# Now it can be added to the empty jar with the correct path.
+jar uf "$JAR_BASENAME.jar" "$MAINCLASS_FILE_PATH"
+# Remove bisq (bisq/bots/junk).
+rm -rf bisq
+
+echo "Runnable $JAR_BASENAME.jar is ready to use."
+echo "Usage:  $ java -jar $JAR_BASENAME.jar --password=xyz --conf=$JAR_BASENAME.conf --dryrun=true"