{
  "manifest_version": "1.0.0",
  "template": {
    "id": "2aa2f791-3962-4ee1-ae75-e66ae116777d",
    "slug": "waha-n8n-whatsapp",
    "name": "WAHA + n8n — Self-Hosted WhatsApp Automation",
    "description": "Self-host WhatsApp automation — WAHA + n8n, nodes persist",
    "url": "https://railway.com/deploy/waha-n8n-whatsapp",
    "upstream": {
      "image": "n8nio/n8n"
    }
  },
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    {
      "name": "n8n",
      "source": {
        "image": "n8nio/n8n"
      },
      "needs_volume": false,
      "http": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Postgres",
      "source": {
        "image": "ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:18"
      },
      "needs_volume": true,
      "volume_mount_path": "/var/lib/postgresql/data",
      "http": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Waha",
      "source": {
        "image": "devlikeapro/waha"
      },
      "needs_volume": false,
      "http": false
    }
  ],
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      "key": "PORT",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for PORT.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "5678"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_TYPE",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for DB_TYPE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "postgresdb"
    },
    {
      "key": "WEBHOOK_URL",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for WEBHOOK_URL.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "NODE_OPTIONS",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for NODE_OPTIONS.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "--max_old_space_size=8192"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_TRUST_PROXY",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_TRUST_PROXY.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "RAILWAY_RUN_UID",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for RAILWAY_RUN_UID.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "0"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_USER",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for DB_POSTGRESDB_USER.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "random_base64_32"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "admin"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS",
      "service": "n8n",
      "description": "Provide a value for N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "true"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGDATA",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Location where the database will be initialized",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGHOST",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPORT",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Port to connect to Postgres.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "5432"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGUSER",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGDATABASE",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for the data panel.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_DB",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Default database created when image is started.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "railway"
    },
    {
      "key": "DATABASE_URL",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "URL to connect to Postgres database.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_USER",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "User to connect to Postgres DB",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "postgres"
    },
    {
      "key": "SSL_CERT_DAYS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "820"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Password to connect to DB",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Allow Postgres to cleanly shut down",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "60"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_API_KEY",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_API_KEY.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "random_base64_32"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_BASE_URL",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_BASE_URL.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_PRINT_QR",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_PRINT_QR.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "False"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_LOG_LEVEL",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_LOG_LEVEL.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "info"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_LOG_FORMAT",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_LOG_FORMAT.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "JSON"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_MEDIA_STORAGE",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_MEDIA_STORAGE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "LOCAL"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_FILES_FOLDER",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_FILES_FOLDER.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "/app/.media"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_DASHBOARD_ENABLED",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_DASHBOARD_ENABLED.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "True"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_START_SESSION",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_START_SESSION.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "default"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "admin"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_DEFAULT_ENGINE",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_DEFAULT_ENGINE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "WEBJS"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_FILES_LIFETIME",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_FILES_LIFETIME.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "0"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_ENABLED",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_ENABLED.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "True"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_LOCAL_STORE_BASE_DIR",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_LOCAL_STORE_BASE_DIR.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "/local/.sessions"
    },
    {
      "key": "WAHA_RESTART_ALL_SESSIONS",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WAHA_RESTART_ALL_SESSIONS.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "True"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME",
      "service": "Waha",
      "description": "Provide a value for WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "admin"
    }
  ],
  "deploy": {
    "mcp": {
      "server": "railway",
      "tool": "deploy_template",
      "args": {
        "template_code": "waha-n8n-whatsapp"
      }
    },
    "cli": "railway deploy --template waha-n8n-whatsapp",
    "api": {
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/graphql/v2",
      "body": {
        "query": "mutation templateDeploy($input: TemplateDeployV2Input!) { templateDeployV2(input: $input) { projectId workflowId } }",
        "variables": {
          "input": {
            "templateId": "2aa2f791-3962-4ee1-ae75-e66ae116777d",
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                    "image": "n8nio/n8n"
                  },
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                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "postgresdb"
                    },
                    "WEBHOOK_URL": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "https://${{ RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN }}"
                    },
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "--max_old_space_size=8192"
                    },
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                      "description": "",
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                    },
                    "RAILWAY_RUN_UID": {
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "0"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGHOST }}"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_USER": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGUSER }}"
                    },
                    "N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "{{N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY}}"
                    },
                    "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER": {
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "admin"
                    },
                    "N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "https://${{ RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN }}"
                    },
                    "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE": {
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGDATABASE }}"
                    },
                    "DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGPASSWORD }}"
                    },
                    "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "{{N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
                    "N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES": {
                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
                    },
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "true"
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                      }
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                  },
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                  },
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                      "defaultValue": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata"
                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.",
                      "defaultValue": "${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}"
                    },
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                      "defaultValue": "5432"
                    },
                    "PGUSER": {
                      "isOptional": false,
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                      "defaultValue": "${{ POSTGRES_USER }}"
                    },
                    "PGDATABASE": {
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                      "defaultValue": "${{POSTGRES_DB}}"
                    },
                    "PGPASSWORD": {
                      "isOptional": false,
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                      "defaultValue": "${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
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                      "defaultValue": "railway"
                    },
                    "DATABASE_URL": {
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                    },
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                      "defaultValue": "postgres"
                    },
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                      "defaultValue": "820"
                    },
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                      "defaultValue": "{{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
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                    }
                  },
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                      "options": [
                        2,
                        3,
                        4,
                        5
                      ],
                      "nodeLabel": "HAProxy",
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                    },
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                        2,
                        3,
                        4,
                        5,
                        6,
                        7
                      ],
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                      "options": [
                        3,
                        5,
                        7,
                        9
                      ],
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                    },
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                    "image": "devlikeapro/waha"
                  },
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "{{WAHA_API_KEY}}"
                    },
                    "WAHA_BASE_URL": {
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "http://${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}"
                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "description": "",
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "LOCAL"
                    },
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                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "default"
                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                    },
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                      "description": "",
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                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "True"
                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
                      "defaultValue": "{{WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD}}"
                    },
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                      "isOptional": false,
                      "description": "",
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                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
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  },
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      },
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        "name": "all_services_deployed",
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      },
      {
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      }
    ],
    "typical_ready_seconds": 66,
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}