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OpenWA

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A self-hosted alternative to Twilio

MIT LicenseOpen Source — No Paywall5 Containers — 5 containers — moderate hosting footprintDocker · SourceNeeds Postgres6+ active committers (12mo)

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OpenWA is an open-source WhatsApp API gateway aimed at developers who want to automate messaging and manage WhatsApp sessions without relying on Meta’s official Cloud API. It combines an HTTP-based...

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Features

  • REST API
  • multi-session management
  • webhooks
  • web dashboard
  • API key authentication
  • Swagger documentation
  • text messaging
  • media messaging
  • message reactions
  • message editing

Details

Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Created
Feb 2, 2026
Install Methods
dockersource
Requirements
SQLite or PostgreSQLLocal or S3 backup/migration storageRedis (optional cache layer)Node 22 LTS
Minimum Requirements
RAM: ~300–500 MB / session
Authentication
proxy-authlocal
API
REST
Backup & Export
file-backupapi-export
Privacy & Independence
No Cloud Required
Deployment

Deployment: Docker Compose ✓5 Containersmoderate hosting footprintRuns as 5 containers

Docker Compose

5 services · database: postgres · infra: postgres, redis, minio · 1 unclassified (docker-socket-proxy)

≈2.0 GB RAM requested (from Docker memory limits)

needs persistent storage (7 volumes)

docker-compose.yml · @ faddcc1 · scanned Aug 1, 2026

# OpenWA - Docker Compose Configuration
# Smart Orchestration with Profiles

services:
  # ===== CORE: Docker Socket Proxy (sole container with /var/run/docker.sock access) =====
  docker-proxy:
    image: tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy:v0.4.2
    container_name: openwa-docker-proxy
    restart: unless-stopped
    # Only on the isolated internal network — reachable solely by openwa-api, NOT the
    # dashboard or any other peer. `internal: true` also denies the proxy
    # outbound access; it only needs the locally-mounted docker socket.
    networks:
      - internal-docker
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
    environment:
      # Minimal set that keeps DockerService (src/modules/docker/docker.service.ts) working:
      # PING (health), INFO (getSystemInfo), CONTAINERS (list/inspect/create/start/stop),
      # IMAGES (pull), VOLUMES (createVolume). POST is the proxy's single all-or-nothing
# ...

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