ForgeChat v1.0.0

ForgeChat v1.0.0 — the first public release. A self-hostable, source-available WhatsApp Business inbox & CRM built on the official Meta WhatsApp Cloud API.

Highlights

• Chats — WhatsApp-style team inbox with media, voice notes, and 24-hour-window handling
• Contacts — tags, custom fields, Excel/CSV import
• Pipelines — sales deals Kanban with role-based access
• Templates — full Meta lifecycle, editing & history, analytics, live preview
• Bulk broadcasts — 7 message types, per-recipient queue, live delivery status
• Automation builder — visual flow editor with a keyword/event trigger engine
• Multi-WABA — encrypted (AES-256-GCM) access tokens, health tracking
• Security — JWT httpOnly cookies, parameterized SQL, helmet + rate limiting, no hardcoded admin password

Install

One command after cloning — see the Installation guide:

• macOS / Linux: bash install.sh • Windows: .\install.ps1

Docker images (GHCR)

Published by this release:

• ghcr.io/forgemind-git/forgechat-backend:1.0.0 (also :1.0, :latest)
• ghcr.io/forgemind-git/forgechat-frontend:1.0.0 (also :1.0, :latest)

Full notes in the CHANGELOG. Distributed under the Sustainable Use License (fair-code).