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:

1. Create a biz directory for the setup scripts
2. Get the WhatsApp Business API Client configuration files
3. Set the WA_API_VERSION environment variable
4. Start the WhatsApp Business API Client
5. Verify containers are running
6. Perform a health check
7. Register the WhatsApp Business API Client
8. Perform a second health check