wacrm/docs/README.md
Arnas Donauskas 029a20e407
fix(hostinger): recommend Managed Node.js Hosting, not VPS
Swaps the Hostinger recommendation on the landing page and throughout the
docs from VPS to Managed Node.js Hosting
(https://www.hostinger.com/web-apps-hosting).

The deploy walkthrough is rewritten around hPanel's Node.js app flow
(Git-based deploy, env vars panel, AutoSSL, cron via Advanced → Cron Jobs)
instead of a raw Ubuntu VPS with nginx + PM2 + certbot. VPS stays
mentioned at the bottom of the deploy page as an alternative when a
user actually needs one (background workers, custom binaries, etc.).

Also touched:
  - docs/README.md, environment-variables.md, automations-and-cron.md,
    troubleshooting.md to drop VPS-specific assumptions.
  - footer link URL.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-19 21:02:10 +03:00

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WaCRM documentation

WaCRM is a self-hostable WhatsApp CRM built on Next.js and Supabase. These docs walk you from a freshly forked repo to a production deploy.

Reading order

  1. Getting started — fork the repo, install, run locally.
  2. Supabase setup — create the database, run the migrations, grab the keys.
  3. WhatsApp setup — create a Meta app, connect a phone number, wire the webhook.
  4. Environment variables — the full reference.
  5. Deploy on Hostinger — recommended hosting walkthrough (Managed Node.js Hosting).
  6. Automations cron — schedule the pending executions drain so waits and delays fire.
  7. Troubleshooting — the usual suspects.

What you will need before starting

  • A GitHub account (to fork the repo).
  • A Supabase project on any paid or free tier.
  • A Meta for Developers account with a WhatsApp Business app.
  • A WhatsApp phone number that is not already tied to the regular WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business mobile apps.
  • A Hostinger Managed Node.js Hosting plan (or any Node host that runs long-running Node.js 20+ processes).

Stack at a glance

  • Frontend / API — Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, Tailwind v4.
  • Database + auth + storage — Supabase (Postgres + RLS).
  • WhatsApp transport — Meta Cloud API (official WhatsApp Business API).
  • Encryption — AES-256-CBC for per-user access tokens.
  • Scheduler — cron (or any pinger) that hits GET /api/automations/cron.

Getting help

If something is unclear or broken, open an issue against the source repo: https://github.com/ArnasDon/wacrm/issues.