Unable to run the server

arktnld commented 5 months ago

Hello everyone,

I was having trouble running the server, but I managed to find a solution. Here's a step-by-step guide to help others who might be facing the same issue, this was tested on Ubuntu 22.

Change whatsapp-web.js Version in package.json:

Change the line in the package.json file from:

 "whatsapp-web.js": "1.23.1-alpha.5"

to:

 "whatsapp-web.js": "github:pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js#webpack-exodus"

Remove the package-lock.json file from the project.

Install Node.js 20.x LTS:

Update and upgrade the system
Remove previous versions of Node.js and npm
Use the script provided by NodeSource to add the Node.js 20.x LTS repository to your system:
```
 curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
```
Install Node.js 20.x LTS:
```
 sudo apt install nodejs -y
```

Install Forever and Start the Server:

Create a .env file to store environment variables necessary for server configuration.
Install the forever package globally:
```
 npm install -g forever
```
Start the server using forever to ensure it continues running even after the terminal is closed:
```
 forever start server.js
```

GuilhermeScherner commented 5 months ago

Hi,

So when I try forever start server.js, I receive this error:


(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:1163) Warning: Accessing non-existent property 'padLevels' of module exports inside circular dependency
(node:1163) Warning: Accessing non-existent property 'padLevels' of module exports inside circular dependency```

sunilsankar commented 5 months ago

The error is gone but session is not getting connected

arktnld commented 5 months ago

Hi,

So when I try forever start server.js, I receive this error:

(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:1163) Warning: Accessing non-existent property 'padLevels' of module exports inside circular dependency
(node:1163) Warning: Accessing non-existent property 'padLevels' of module exports inside circular dependency```

This is just a warning. Type forever list to list yours running servers, forever logs 0 to show the logs of the first server.

chrishubert commented 5 months ago

Please use the latest docker version 🙏

chrishubert / whatsapp-api

Unable to run the server #190