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This branch is to add Selenium and Docker to run the bot, the README will be updated to include new instructions.
To migrate existing setup: Replace the mounted volume path to the existing Google Chrome profile, it is usually stored in ~/.config/google-chrome/
NOTE: To login to WhatsApp Web, connect to the container’s VNC session and scan the QR code, PyQRCode wasn’t working when trying to display the QR code in the terminal.
- Clone the repository
- Create
config.jsin the cloned repository and follow the same format asconfig_example.js- This is where you add the whitelist for the groups that your chatbot can be in. If the group is not in the whitelist, the bot will automatically leave.
- Run the following: (Replacing the specified path with your choice)
docker run -v /{REPLACE}/{WITH}/{CUSTOM}/{PATH}:/app/profile/ -it wabot
The mounted volume is to store the Google Chrome profile that is used to retain the logged in session between runs.
You will NOT use this API for marketing purposes (spam, etc.).
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The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric algorithms. The form and manner of this distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object code and source code.