prerequisites.mdx

prerequisites.mdx (985B)
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      2 title: "Prerequisites"
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      5 import Copyright from "/snippets/copyright.mdx";
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      7 Before you start, make sure you have the following:
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      9 1. A **GitHub** account
     10 2. A **Render** account (free tier works)
     11 3. A **Firebase** account (free Spark plan works)
     12 4. A **WhatsApp** account on your phone
     13 5. An **UptimeRobot** account (free)
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     15 ## How it fits together
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     17 - **Backend (Render + Docker)** — runs the Baileys WhatsApp listener, authenticates the frontend, and writes messages to Firestore
     18 - **Database (Firebase Firestore)** — stores your chat logs
     19 - **Frontend (`index.html`)** — a single static file you host anywhere (Firebase Hosting, GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel). It never talks to Firestore directly — it authenticates against and streams chat data from your Render backend only
     20 - **UptimeRobot** — pings your Render backend every 5 minutes so the free tier doesn't spin down from inactivity
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     22 Continue to [Firebase Setup](/whatsapp-logger/firebase-setup).
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     24 <Copyright />