Deployment

Environment Variables

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/dbname
PORT=3000
NODE_ENV=production

Docker Deployment

FROM node:18-alpine

WORKDIR /app

COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm install --production

COPY . .

EXPOSE 3000

CMD ["node", "index.js"]

Build and Run

docker build -t whatsapp-api .
docker run -p 3000:3000 --env-file .env whatsapp-api

Production Checklist

✅ Set up SSL/TLS certificates
✅ Configure database backups
✅ Set up monitoring and logging
✅ Implement rate limiting
✅ Configure firewall rules
✅ Set up health checks
✅ Document API endpoints

Monitoring

Monitor these key metrics:

API response times
Error rates
Active sessions
Message throughput
Database connections

Deployment

Environment Variables

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/dbname
PORT=3000
NODE_ENV=production

Docker Deployment

FROM node:18-alpine

WORKDIR /app

COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm install --production

COPY . .

EXPOSE 3000

CMD ["node", "index.js"]

Build and Run

docker build -t whatsapp-api .
docker run -p 3000:3000 --env-file .env whatsapp-api

Production Checklist

✅ Set up SSL/TLS certificates
✅ Configure database backups
✅ Set up monitoring and logging
✅ Implement rate limiting
✅ Configure firewall rules
✅ Set up health checks
✅ Document API endpoints

Monitoring

Monitor these key metrics:

API response times
Error rates
Active sessions
Message throughput
Database connections