Developer Setup: Single Instance
This document shows you how to set up a single instance of the WhatsApp Business API client on a developer machine for testing purposes. For a production setup, follow the relevant instructions listed in Production Setups.
To initially set up a single instance, check our list of requirements, and follow these steps:
- Create a
biz
directory for the setup scripts - Get the WhatsApp Business API Client configuration files
- Set the
WA_API_VERSION
environment variable - Start the WhatsApp Business API Client
- Verify containers are running
- Perform a health check
- Register the WhatsApp Business API Client
- Perform a second health check