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0:00Friends, stop wasting 2000, 5000, or
0:021000 rupees every month on WhatsApp
0:04automation! Because today, I’m going
0:07to tell you about a secret tool with
0:08which you can set up your own free,
0:10open-source WhatsApp automation service
0:12. And the best part, no monthly
0:14subscription, absolutely zero recurring
0:16costs. You don't need to know any
0:18coding to set this up. Anyone can
0:20easily set it up. And since it is free
0:22and open-source. If you ever need a
0:25feature that isn't available, you can
0:27customize and add it without any
0:29restrictions. Just set it up once, and
0:31you’ll have lifetime control in your
0:33hands. Let me first show you a quick
0:35demo of what it looks like and what
0:37features it has. So friends, as you can
0:40see on my screen. This is its main
0:42dashboard. Here you will get complete
0:44analytics. How many conversations are
0:46active? How are the chats progressing,
0:49and how is the server response? A clean
0:51and simple visual view. But now the
0:53most interesting part starts from here.
0:55If you go to its inbox section, you
0:57will see all your active chats lined up
1:00here. Suppose you’ve finished talking
1:03to a client or the deal is closed, you
1:05can simply click the dropdown at the
1:07top to mark the status as open or
1:09closed. You can also set up
1:12pre-approved templates directly here.
1:15Meaning, for those common FAQs or
1:16answers, you can set them in advance
1:18and just click to send them
1:20automatically. And yes, you can also
1:23have AI automatically generate replies
1:25and send them directly. Now, take a
1:27look at their pipeline feature. This is
1:29my personal favorite. Here, you can
1:31drag and drop leads in a Trello-style
1:33interface. Suppose a new client arrives
1:35. What is he now? First, he is in your
1:37lead stage. So you called them, your
1:39conversation progressed, and your
1:41client responded well. So you can just
1:44grab them, drag and drop them here into
1:47the negotiation column. Now, as soon as
1:50the deal with your client is closed,
1:51meaning the client has made the payment
1:53, you can drag and drop them here to
1:55shift them to 'won'. When your team
1:57handles multiple clients, this CRM will
1:59save you hours of work. The next
2:01feature here is Broadcast. Suppose you
2:04have a Diwali or New Year offer running
2:06, or there is a new update about your
2:08service. You can send bulk messages to
2:11your clients without any hassle at all.
2:13Then comes the automation scene here.
2:16This is even more incredible. You can
2:18directly create visual workflows here.
2:20Regarding this automation part,
2:22remember the video I made on N8N
2:24WhatsApp automation? You can kind of do
2:27that here as well, and the special
2:29thing is that you don't need to connect
2:31WhatsApp repeatedly because this is
2:33built specifically for your WhatsApp.
2:36Then here comes the Flow Builder. It is
2:39currently in beta. But this tool is
2:41also a powerful one. Through this, you
2:44can save interactive button
2:46configurations. You must have explored
2:50features in WhatsApp where you receive
2:52messages, meaning in business chats,
2:54you see buttons along with the text.
2:58Right? Now, when you click on those
3:00buttons, you get messages based on your
3:03activity. So, you can set up the same
3:05thing here too. Meaning, if a client
3:07presses button A, the reply will be
3:09sent accordingly. Then, if your client
3:11presses button B, a new menu will open.
3:14So, a completely interactive experience
3:17is created here. You can build this
3:19very easily through this. Apart from
3:21this, you get an AI agent here. You
3:23will have to connect the API here. Once
3:27you connect the API, the AI can talk to
3:29your customers in natural human
3:31language, in Hindi or English, and
3:33qualify the deal. And if you have a
3:37sales or support team, you can go to
3:39team members and add your friends or
3:41employees here. This will be useful for
3:44handling different chats entirely. And
3:46do you know the most interesting part?
3:48This entire system runs completely on
3:50your cloud and on your server. Meaning
3:52your data, your server, and zero
3:54monthly fees. So, the matter of privacy
3:57remains entirely under your control.
4:00Now you might be thinking, "Brother, is
4:01it necessary to know coding to set this
4:03up?" The answer is absolutely not; in
4:06the next few minutes, I am going to
4:08teach you how to install and run it
4:09live, step-by-step, without any coding.
4:12So watch the screen very carefully and
4:14don't miss any steps. So friends, let's
4:17first see what things we need to
4:19download to set this up. First of all,
4:22I have provided a link for you in the
4:24description box. Click on it, and you
4:26will be taken directly to this GH
4:29repository. When this GH page opens,
4:31you will see a button labeled "Code" in
4:34green. Just click on it and tap on "
4:37Download ZIP." The entire source code
4:40will be downloaded to your computer as
4:43a ZIP folder. Once it is downloaded,
4:46right-click on the ZIP folder and
4:48choose "Extract All." Keep the path as
4:52default and click "Extract," and your
4:54folder will be unzipped easily. Now,
4:57since this is a Node.js project. To run
5:01it smoothly, we will need some
5:02essential tools. So first, we need to
5:05download Node.js. Okay? Open a new tab
5:09in your browser, type "Node.js download
5:12," and download the LTS installer for
5:15Windows. If you already do a bit of
5:18coding, it might already be installed
5:20on your system. After that, to open the
5:24code, you can install the standard VS
5:27Code. But I recommend you download
5:30Google's Anti-Gravity IDE here instead.
5:33Because what's special about it? Along
5:35with coding, you can use powerful
5:38built-in AI features. Meaning, if you
5:41get an error or want to implement new
5:43features later, you can just give a
5:45simple prompt in Anti-Gravity and have
5:47the AI do the work. So make sure you
5:51download the IDE version of
5:52Anti-Gravity so you don't face any
5:54issues later. Once everything is
5:58downloaded, just install it like you
6:00would any normal game or software by
6:02clicking "Next." Once everything is
6:06installed, open Anti-Gravity. After
6:11opening Anti-Gravity, go to the top
6:13menu, click "File," and choose "Open
6:15Folder." Carefully select the same
6:19unzipped folder, and ensure that
6:22folders like "git,""dos," and "
6:25mcp-server" are visible inside. Just
6:29exactly as it is on my screen. If you
6:31accidentally select the parent or outer
6:34folder, you might run into errors in
6:36your terminal later on. So, make sure
6:38you open the exact, correct folder and
6:40click on that. Once the folder is open,
6:43if you look to the right side, you will
6:45see the Antigravity AI agent here. As I
6:49was saying, if you need to implement
6:51features later on or if an error pops
6:53up in your code, you can chat right
6:55here and get help directly from the
6:57agent. But for now, this isn't strictly
6:59necessary. Now, we need the terminal.
7:01So, in the top menu, look next to 'Run'
7:04and you will see the 'Terminal' option
7:07there. You need to click that and open
7:10a new terminal from there. We will run
7:12all our commands in this terminal. And
7:15yes, if any mistake happens while
7:17running commands, or if you don't
7:19understand what went wrong, don't worry
7:21. Just simply open the Antigravity
7:25agent on the right side. Then, just
7:28mention the Antigravity terminal here
7:30and ask your questions. The AI will
7:33understand your error and automatically
7:35fix it for you. Now comes the main part
7:38of our setup. On the left side in the
7:41file explorer, you will see a file
7:44named env.local.example. The first
7:47thing we need to do is rename this file
7:50. You can just right-click on this file
7:53to rename it, or you can press F2 on
7:55your keyboard. Okay, remove the '
7:59.example' part from the end and just
8:02rename it to .env.local, that's it. As
8:06soon as you open this file, you'll see
8:08it is asking for your Supabase
8:09credentials first. What is Supabase and
8:13how do we connect it to our project?
8:15Let's talk about that now. So friends,
8:19first we need the Supabase URL for this
8:22.env.local file, right? For that, I
8:26will go to the browser and search for
8:28Supabase. Open the first website that
8:31appears, and you can easily sign up
8:33using your Google account. Okay? Then
8:37go ahead and log in; the login process
8:39is quite simple. We know you must
8:41already know all of this. So, go ahead
8:42and do that. Now, after logging in,
8:44simply click on "Start your project"
8:47here and then select "New Project." You
8:49can name your project whatever you like
8:51. For instance, I will enter WA CRM,
8:54meaning WhatsApp CRM. Okay? Next, you
8:57will need a database password. Set a
9:00strong password and note it down
9:03somewhere safe because you will need it
9:06later if you ever require access.
9:10Simply enter the password here and
9:11click on "Create your project." Once
9:14the project is ready, you will see your
9:16Supabase Project URL here. Copy it with
9:19a single click and paste it into the
9:21file that was asking for the Supabase
9:24URL. Now, we need an anon key. Okay? So
9:28, where can you find that? It is very
9:29simple. On the left-hand menu of
9:32Supabase, go to Project Settings and
9:34click on API keys. You will find the
9:37anon public key right there. Copy it
9:40and paste it into the .env.local file.
9:44And yes, if this long key is
9:46overlapping outside the screen in the
9:48editor, you can do one thing. Go to the
9:51View menu at the top, find the "Word
9:53Wrap" option, and turn it on. This will
9:56make your screen look much clearer. Now
9:59, the next thing we need is the
10:01Supabase role key—that is, the
10:03service role key—which you can find
10:05in the same API section under the role
10:07key section. Simply click "Reveal" here
10:10, copy it, and paste it. And yes
10:14friends, do not copy the credentials
10:16shown on my screen, as I will delete
10:19these secret keys after the video.
10:23Instead, create your own Supabase
10:25account and get fresh credentials from
10:27there. If the steps I am explaining
10:30feel fast, you can pause or slow down
10:32the video to watch at your own pace.
10:36Okay, our next credential is an
10:38encryption key. Now, why is this needed
10:40? Because all the passwords and
10:43sensitive data in our CRM should be
10:45stored in an encrypted format in the
10:48database so that no hacker can steal
10:51our data. For this, we need a 64-hex
10:54character key. So, where can we get
10:56that? Actually, this needs to be
10:58generated; it is very easy. Look here
11:00in the file, there will be a command
11:02line below; copy this entire part,
11:03excluding the hash line. Now, press
11:06Control and the backtick key on your
11:08keyboard. This is basically a shortcut
11:10to open your terminal. Now, paste the
11:12command here in the terminal, hit enter
11:15, and boom, you will get your
11:17encryption key. Copy it directly and
11:19paste it into your file next to the
11:21encryption key. There you go, your
11:23Supabase credential part is now
11:25completely done. Now, let's try running
11:28this project locally. So, first, we
11:30need to install all the dependencies in
11:33the terminal. So, simply type ` npm
11:36install` here. Okay? And press enter
11:39here, and in a few seconds, all your
11:41necessary files will be installed. And
11:44after that, to run the project, type: `
11:47npm run dev`. As soon as it starts, you
11:50will see a localhost link in the
11:52terminal. Press Ctrl and click it, or
11:55copy it and open it in your browser.
11:58Look, our WhatsApp CRM website is now
12:00running locally. But, if you try to
12:04create a new account on this website
12:06right now, it will not register. Why?
12:10Because our database tables and SQL
12:12migrations, etc., have not yet been
12:14uploaded to our Supabase database cloud
12:17. So, if you look inside the project
12:20folder here, you will see a migrations
12:22folder inside Supabase. There are about
12:2539 different SQL tables here. All these
12:28tables need to be pushed to our
12:30database. I have provided a
12:31documentation link in the description
12:33box. Simply open it. Now there are two
12:36ways to do this. One is to go to the
12:39Supabase dashboard, copy and paste each
12:41file into the SQL editor, and spend a
12:43lot of time struggling with it. This
12:46will take a lot of time and be very
12:49tedious. So, for this, we will use the
12:51first method, which is the Supabase CLI
12:53. First of all, we should stop the
12:56terminal's running server. So let's see
12:59how that happens. For this, we will
13:01press Ctrl + C. Now, from the
13:04documentation provided in the
13:05description, copy the first install
13:07command for option B, i.e., the
13:09Supabase CLI, and run it in the
13:11terminal. After it is installed,
13:14Supabase will be installed locally on
13:16your system. What do we need to do now?
13:19Superbase needs to log in to our
13:21terminal. So for that, we will use this
13:23superbase login command. As soon as you
13:26hit enter here, the terminal will
13:27provide a login link. It will open
13:29directly in the browser and provide an
13:31authentication code. Copy that, paste
13:33it into the terminal, and then press
13:35enter. Now, our terminal will be logged
13:38in. Now we need to connect our project.
13:41For that, there is a command here,
13:43superbase link, which will ask for a
13:45project reference ID. Do you know where
13:48to find this ID? In the Superbase
13:52dashboard URL, look closely at the
13:54unique code that comes right after the
13:57slash project part. Look here, the
14:02unique code that appears after the
14:04slash project is the secret code you
14:05need to copy and paste into the
14:07terminal. Don't include the rest of the
14:10URL parts. Just like my ID, you will
14:14see a similar ID on your dashboard;
14:16copy it and paste it here, and the
14:18project will connect. Once the project
14:23is connected, use the superbase db push
14:26command to push the tables; it will
14:28detect all 39 SQL files, and as you hit
14:31enter, all these files will start
14:34uploading. However, look here, we have
14:39encountered a migration error. But
14:41don't worry about it. At the start of
14:44the video, I told you why the
14:46Antigravity AI agent is so special.
14:48Well, now it's going to come in handy.
14:49Just open the Antigravity agent on the
14:52right side, tag the terminal, and
14:55simply write "fix this." By writing
14:58just that, our AI agent will read the
15:01entire terminal error, analyze it, and
15:03automatically push it to the database
15:06to upload all your tables. Now you just
15:10need to tap on "accept all" on the
15:12screen. Now, to confirm, I will run the
15:15last command in the terminal one more
15:18time. Okay, it shows that our database
15:21is already up to date. Actually,
15:25instead of running these CLI commands
15:27yourself, you can just copy the entire
15:29command block and tell this AI agent to
15:32run it, and when the login part comes,
15:34it will automatically open the browser.
15:38You simply copy that authentication
15:40code and paste it here. Alright? And
15:42all of this work happens in the
15:43background. It will automatically do
15:45everything for you. So this is the real
15:47power of AI coding. By the way, whether
15:51it's Antigravity, Cursor, Claude Code,
15:53or GLM 5.3, these are all AI coding
15:56tools. If you understand their concepts
16:00well, you can solve any problem and
16:02build any software, app, or website. I
16:05have already made a video on this. If
16:07you want, you can watch it by clicking
16:08on the 'i' button. Yeah, okay. You can
16:10watch that later. You can save it for
16:12later. Let's watch this first. Okay?
16:15Now friends, our database is ready. So
16:19let's go back to our terminal and run
16:21it. npm run dev. Now open the localhost
16:25link. Ours was already opened. So I
16:28will simply reload it. Now let's try
16:31signing up and see. I will simply go to
16:34sign up, enter my name, email, and
16:36password, and click on register. Look,
16:38our account has been successfully
16:40created. Now it says that a
16:42verification link has been sent to the
16:44email. So I will quickly open my email
16:47inbox. Yes, look here, a confirmation
16:49mail from Supabase has arrived. So I
16:51will simply click on it, and it will
16:53automatically verify the link. So,
16:56coming back, as soon as you log in,
16:58boom, the dashboard of our WhatsApp CRM
17:01is fully unlocked and live on screen.
17:05So now if I go to the settings section,
17:06look here, I'll click on the WhatsApp
17:08section. It is asking for the Meta API
17:13key and those credentials. So, how to
17:17connect WhatsApp to this CRM? Let's
17:20look at it step by step. So friends,
17:24for this, we need to search for Meta
17:26for Developers on Google, because
17:28WhatsApp is a Facebook company, and
17:30Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.,
17:32all fall under Meta. Alright? As soon
17:35as you search for this, open the first
17:36website that appears. And here, now you
17:39will find the 'My Apps' option in the
17:41top right corner, click on it. So,
17:43simply log in using your Facebook
17:46account. Now you will see a dashboard
17:49here, where you will see a 'Create App'
17:51button, so you need to click that. Now
17:55it will ask for an app name, so I will
17:57simply enter 'WhatsApp' CRA. After that
18:00, click on the next part and in the
18:02category section, select 'Others', then
18:04I will click 'Others' again and click
18:06Next. Now here comes the type, so since
18:10our type is business, I will choose '
18:13Business' and go to details and click
18:15on create app. Yes, our WhatsApp
18:18developer app is now ready. Now we need
18:21to set up its WhatsApp, right? But
18:24before that, if you look at our code,
18:27meaning this .env local file, you can
18:30see it's asking for the Meta App Secret
18:32. So to get it, look here, in the Meta
18:36dashboard's left menu, go to App
18:38Settings and click on Basic. You will
18:42see the App Secret here, click on the '
18:44Show' button. Facebook might ask you
18:48for verification; so simply enter your
18:50password and copy this App Secret. Then
18:55come back here to the editor and paste
18:58it into the Meta App Secret section of
19:01the .env local file. And yes friends,
19:05the same old reminder, there is no need
19:07to copy the credentials you see on the
19:09screen and paste them directly into
19:11your code. Because these are secure
19:14things, so I delete them completely as
19:16soon as the video ends. So they won't
19:19work then. It is better that you follow
19:22the entire video. Create your own
19:24account. Then the credentials will be
19:27your own. And yes, you won't face any
19:30issues in the future. So use your own
19:33fresh credentials. Now, if you look at
19:37the terminal, our env variable has
19:39automatically reloaded. Usually, it
19:42happens on its own. If you don't see
19:44this auto-reload command, then simply
19:46do it manually. Simply press Ctrl + C
19:50to close your server, then type npm run
19:53dev again to restart the server. Now,
19:57let's go to our CRM dashboard where we
19:59need to add the credentials and such.
20:01Go back to the Meta dashboard and click
20:04on the Dashboard option here. Now,
20:06scroll down here and click on Setup
20:08next to the WhatsApp product. So here,
20:11you can see the Available Products
20:13option. You need to click on the setup
20:15option for WhatsApp here. Upon arriving
20:18here, you might need to select your
20:20Facebook page. If you don't have a
20:23Facebook page, just create a Facebook
20:26business page. It only takes about two
20:28minutes. Right? You must be using
20:29Facebook. There is an option there to
20:31create a page. Just simply enter your
20:33Facebook page there. That's it. And
20:36look, it will appear here. Okay? Now,
20:38what next? There is nothing in the
20:40Overview. We need to come to Step 1,
20:42which is "Try it out." Click here. Now,
20:45you will find two important things here
20:47. The first is the phone number. Copy
20:50this Phone Number ID and paste it into
20:53the box inside our WhatsApp CRM
20:55settings. Then comes the WhatsApp
20:58Business Account ID. Copy that as well,
21:01bring it to our CRM, and paste it here.
21:03Now, the third thing it is asking for
21:05is the Access Token. For this temporary
21:08access token, we will click on the "
21:11Generate Token" option here, and a
21:13popup will appear; just keep clicking
21:15continue, and we will get the access
21:18token. Simply copy it and paste it into
21:22the token box in the CRM settings. This
21:25token is currently temporary because
21:27what we are doing right now is in the
21:29development phase, in testing mode. We
21:32will need to convert this to live mode,
21:34and then this token will become
21:36permanently fixed. I will tell you the
21:38details about that later on. Don't
21:39worry about that. Okay? Now, the next
21:42step is to set the Webhook verification
21:45token. Look here, enter any secret code
21:49of your choice here. For example, I
21:52will enter MDA here. Okay? And then you
21:54don't have to do anything here. We need
21:56to come to Web Configuration. So for
21:58that, we need the Step 2 Production
22:00Setup that was inside WhatsApp. Okay?
22:03Come here, and look, there is a
22:05Callback URL option. So, in this, click
22:08the copy button for the Web
22:09Configuration to copy it, and then we
22:11have to paste it. Once you paste it,
22:14okay? After that, there is a Verify
22:16Token, which you will have to enter.
22:18The same token we entered on the CRM
22:20dashboard there. We will enter the same
22:23one here and click on Verify and Save.
22:25So, for now, this will show you an
22:27error. Okay? Now, there could be many
22:29reasons for this. Okay? Now you might
22:32ask, brother, why is this error coming?
22:34Because Meta's WhatsApp webhook does
22:37not accept a simple HTTP local URL. It
22:40needs a secure public URL, meaning
22:43HTTPS. Okay? So, we simply need to
22:47convert our local server into a public
22:49HTTPS URL so that our webhook gets
22:51verified. So, let's look at the process
22:55ahead. So friends, to turn our HTTP URL
22:59into a secure HTTPS one, we will use a
23:02tool called Ngrok. First, I will open
23:06Windows PowerShell, and I will give you
23:09a necessary command in the description
23:12box. You just simply use that. If you
23:16enter this command, Ngrok will be
23:18installed on your device. Now, after it
23:21is installed, you simply search for
23:23Ngrok on Google and log in there for
23:25free. Go to the dashboard and click on
23:29'Authenticate'. As soon as you see a
23:32command line code there, go to your
23:34dashboard and click on 'Your Auth Token
23:36'. Where you will see a command line
23:40code, click on 'Show Auth Token', then
23:42copy this command, go to PowerShell,
23:45paste it, and hit enter. Now see, as
23:48soon as we pasted it, an error appeared
23:50. So, this is basically not an error.
23:52Don't you panic about this. This is
23:54happening because our terminal hasn't
23:56refreshed after the installation. Okay?
23:59So, what do we need to do? Just look
24:00here at the top, you'll find a plus
24:02option. Meaning, an option to open a
24:05new tab. And I will run the same
24:07command again. So look, friends, our
24:09auth token has been configured
24:10successfully. So, I want to confirm
24:13once if our Ngrok is updated or not.
24:16Okay? There is one more command. I will
24:18run this one too. Look, our Ngrok is
24:21already up to date. Okay? This means we
24:24can proceed smoothly. So, what will I
24:26do? Now that our Ngrok is installed. I
24:29will completely close PowerShell. So
24:31now, let's go back to our Antigravity
24:34terminal. Here, click on the plus icon
24:37or open a new terminal tab from the
24:39terminal menu at the top. Here you just
24:42need a simple command, which is: "ngrok
24:45http 3000". Since our local project was
24:49running on 3000, that's why we wrote
24:513000 here, okay? If your project is
24:54showing localhost 3000 on the browser,
24:57or whatever number is shown there, you
24:59paste that number here. Usually, it is
25:033000, so you can easily type 3000, okay
25:06? Now, as soon as you press Enter, look
25:09, Ngrok has generated a secure public
25:11forwarding URL for us. If I copy this
25:14and open it in the browser, then click
25:16on 'Visit Site', look, our local CRM is
25:19now running on this public link. This
25:22means our Ngrok connection is perfect.
25:25Now, we will copy this Ngrok URL up to
25:28.dev. Or copy the URL shown in the
25:32terminal, then come to the Meta
25:35dashboard, and look, if I remove the
25:37localhost part from the callback URL
25:40and paste the Ngrok URL there. And yes,
25:44pay attention here, if your URL has a
25:47double slash, then remove the slash
25:49just like I am showing you on the
25:51screen and make the URL look exactly
25:53like mine. Okay, now I will simply
25:56click on Verify and Save. Okay, and
25:59look, the error has appeared again.
26:02Well, the reason this error is coming
26:04up, friends, is because we forgot to
26:06save the configuration we entered
26:07inside the WhatsApp CRM dashboard.
26:10Sorry for that. So, I will simply go to
26:13our CRM and click the Save
26:15Configuration button to save these
26:17settings. Now, come back to the Meta
26:20dashboard and click on Verify and Save
26:22again. And boom, look, our Facebook
26:25page has reloaded, and a pop-up has
26:27appeared saying our webhook has been
26:29successfully verified. So friends,
26:34let's now look at our final testing to
26:36check if the messages are actually
26:38coming through or not. I will simply go
26:41to the "Try it out" section of step one
26:43in Meta WhatsApp, and look, we have
26:45been given a testing number here. And
26:48yes friends, if you want to add your
26:50own number or personal business number
26:51here, then let me know in the comments.
26:54I will make a separate video on that.
26:56For now, we will proceed with this
26:58testing number. Okay? But before
27:00sending the message, let's do one
27:02important thing. The one we created
27:04keeps expiring. Okay? The WhatsApp API
27:07stops working after some time. So, to
27:10avoid this problem, we will convert our
27:12Meta app from development mode to live
27:15mode. For this, I will simply go to the
27:18Meta dashboard, look at the left menu,
27:20go to App Settings, and click on Basic.
27:23Here you will see a field for the
27:25Privacy Policy URL. So, you can put a
27:27link to your own live website here. And
27:30if you already have a live business
27:32privacy policy page URL, then simply
27:34enter it here. Okay? Now, as soon as
27:37you enter this URL and click on Save
27:39Changes, it's done. Now we will switch
27:42our app mode from the top from
27:44development to live. That's it, our
27:47access token has now switched to live
27:49mode. This means this token will not
27:51expire repeatedly anymore. Meaning,
27:54that hassle is gone forever. Now, let's
27:56test this out. I am opening WhatsApp.
28:00And look here on the screen, I am
28:01sending a message to the testing number
28:03. Hi. Okay. Now let's see if this
28:05message has arrived on our CRM
28:07dashboard or not. So look here, the 'Hi
28:09' message has been delivered to our
28:11WhatsApp CRM dashboard in real-time.
28:14Now let me try sending a message from
28:16the CRM. I am simply replying to it. I
28:20will just add a 'hello' emoji here and
28:22click on send. Now I will open my
28:24WhatsApp and check. Boom, the message
28:27sent through our CRM has been received
28:29instantly on our WhatsApp, look. So
28:33this means our completely free
28:35open-source WhatsApp CRM is now ready
28:37in 100%working condition without any
28:39monthly fees. Now, the features I
28:43showed you in the demo earlier, like
28:45pipelines, flows, builders, AI agents,
28:47and broadcasts—you can now implement
28:50everything as per your needs. Alright?
28:54But friends, what is the biggest main
28:56problem now? So far, this WhatsApp CRM
28:59of ours is running on our laptop on
29:01localhost. Alright? That is, on a local
29:04server. As soon as you turn off your
29:06laptop or shut down your server.
29:08Alright? Then this WhatsApp messaging
29:11will stop. But what do we need? We need
29:15it to be live on a public URL on the
29:1724x7 internet cloud permanently. So now
29:21we need to take it to the 24x7 internet
29:23cloud, on a public URL, so that whether
29:25your laptop is off, or you are sleeping
29:27, or accessing from a mobile, your
29:29WhatsApp automation keeps running
29:30automatically around the clock without
29:32stopping. And for this, first of all,
29:36we have to upload our code to GitHub.
29:38And yes friends, before moving forward,
29:40let me also tell you the prerequisites.
29:42To set up GitHub here, the Git software
29:45must be installed on your computer,
29:47alright? So installing it is very easy.
29:50You simply install the software that is
29:52Git. Alright? If you face any issues,
29:54tell me in the comments. I will provide
29:56you with documentation for it. Or just
29:57go straight to YouTube and watch a 1-
29:59minute tutorial on how to install Git
30:01software. Alright? So now, I'll simply
30:04go to the browser, search for GitHub,
30:06and open it. Now, I'll click the "New"
30:10button on the top right and enter the
30:12repository name here. WhatsApp CRM, and
30:15then I'll click on "Create repository"
30:18to create one. Alright? As soon as it's
30:20created, it will show some terminal
30:23commands on our screen. Alright? You
30:25can manually paste these commands into
30:27the Antigravity terminal if you want.
30:30But we are people who use AI. Right? So
30:32, I'll show you this in a slightly
30:34lazier way. First, we will use AI power
30:37. Just tell this Antigravity AI agent,
30:40"Upload all code to GitHub," and I'll
30:43paste the link to our Git repository
30:47here along with it. Now watch, this
30:49agent will start doing all the work in
30:51the background. If you reload this GH
30:54page, you will see that your code has
30:56appeared here. But the code hasn't
30:59appeared here. So, I'll do one thing:
31:01I'll just write to the agent, "Nothing
31:03happened," right? Okay, just by saying
31:05that, look, the agent has understood.
31:07It has fast-forwarded this background
31:09task and pushed all the code directly
31:11to our GitHub. So, I will reload the
31:13GitHub page once again to check. And
31:15boom, all project files are now live on
31:18our Git repository. Now, the final step
31:20is to deploy it live on the internet
31:2324x7. Right? For this, we will use
31:25Vercel. So, go to the browser, visit
31:28the Vercel website, and easily log in
31:30or sign up for free. Alright? And once
31:33you reach the dashboard, you will find
31:35the "Add New Project" section. Select
31:38it and select your project. Alright? So
31:40, what's happening here? I have already
31:42connected GitHub. So, my project is
31:44being shown here. But if you are doing
31:47this for the first time, simply click
31:50on the GH scope icon here, and a popup
31:52will appear. Alright? Now, you just
31:55need to allow the GitHub permissions,
31:57and GitHub will be connected to your
31:59Vercel. Once it's linked, you will see
32:02the list of your GitHub repositories
32:04right here, just like you see on my
32:06screen. Just click the import button
32:10for that WhatsApp CRM project you have.
32:13Now, it will ask you for environment
32:15variables. For this, I will go to
32:17AntiGravity and access all the keys and
32:19data from our ENV file. I will simply
32:23press Control + A to select everything,
32:24copy it, and paste it into the
32:26environment variables section here.
32:29This will automatically paste all our
32:31environment keys in an organized way.
32:35Just click on "Create Project" and "
32:37Deploy," and in a few seconds, the
32:39build will complete. Boom! Your
32:41WhatsApp CRM is now officially 100%live
32:44on Vercel Cloud. Now, let me log in to
32:47our account within Vercel to check it.
32:51Yes, look, our account is logging in
32:53completely. This means our CRM is now
32:55working online as well. Now, you can go
32:58ahead and shut down your laptop. Even
33:00then, your system will continue to work
33:02uninterrupted 24/7. So friends, this
33:05was the complete setup method to build
33:07your own powerful WhatsApp automation
33:09without any monthly subscriptions.
33:11Friends, there is an interesting point
33:13here because this entire CRM is open
33:15source. So, you can implement any extra
33:18features you want through AntiGravity
33:21or AI agents. I hope you liked this
33:23video. If you liked the video, go ahead
33:25and hit the like button. Share it with
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33:31yes, let me know in the comments what
33:32the next video topic should be. See you
33:34in the next video. Until then, take
33:35care, bye-bye, and tata.

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