[mautrix-whatsapp] Bridge between matrix and whatsapp

gauthier67 · March 5, 2021, 8:59pm

I think you could slightly improve the python installation steps by checking here :

YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_signal_ynh/blob/master/scripts/install#L212L221


ynh_replace_string --match_string=__APP__ --replace_string=$app --target_file="$mautrix_config_path"
ynh_replace_string --match_string=__LOG_FILENAME__ --replace_string="/var/log/$app/$app.log" --target_file="$mautrix_config_path"
    # Options: debug, info, warn, error, fatal
ynh_replace_string --match_string=__LOG_LEVEL__ --replace_string="error" --target_file="$mautrix_config_path"
#=================================================
# INSTALL MAUTRIX-BRIDGE PYTHON MODULE
#=================================================
mkdir -p /var/log/$app
# Configure Mautrix-Bridge
python3 -m venv $final_path
#$final_path/bin/pip3 install --upgrade setuptools wheel
$final_path/bin/pip3 install $final_path/src/mautrix-signal.tar.gz[metrics,formattednumbers,qrlink]
# -r optional-requirements.txt
$final_path/bin/python3 -m mautrix_signal -g -c $mautrix_config_path -r $app_service_registration_path/$app.yaml
/opt/yunohost/matrix-$synapse_instance/update_synapse_for_appservice.sh \
    || ynh_die "Synapse can't restart with the appservice configuration"
# Handled by synapse: synapse_ynh adds all registration files added in $app_service_registration_path to the app_service_config_files list

You should probably not fork mautrix_whatsapp, just create a new repo and copy the files you need. You can push the files you modified directly here: YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_instagram_ynh · GitHub

gauthier67 · March 5, 2021, 9:07pm

I also created a repository for your mautrix_telegram_ynh. You can push files to it when you think you’re done.

benneti · March 9, 2021, 12:39pm

how would I do this, my github account does not seem to have access to this repository?

gauthier67 · March 9, 2021, 10:41pm

If you plan to maintain the package you can ask to join the Yunohost-Apps organization, for instance in #freenode_#yunohost-apps:matrix.org. If not, then you can just open a pull request by first cloning YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_telegram_ynh · GitHub in a local folder, then copying your current project files in it, and then pushing.

RickAnderson · March 10, 2021, 7:43am

WhatsApp Aero makes it easier to understand and use than the matrix-whatsapp app you can at Link

navanchauhan · March 11, 2021, 9:52am

I don’t think I’ll be maintaining it anytime soon. I am not using the bridge right now so don’t wanna maintain an app I am not actively using,

Otherwise, I’ll try to do it over a weekend of hacking.

benneti · March 12, 2021, 6:56am

it seems to me that i cannot create a pull request to an empty repository.

wbk · March 13, 2021, 6:52pm

Great!

gauthier67 · March 24, 2021, 9:07pm

I added an empty README so you should be able to fork it in you repo and then to do a PR to the upstream repo.

gauthier67 · April 1, 2021, 1:46pm

A new Release of Mautrix-whatsapp is available in the testing branch. If you want to help testing it :

Backup matrix-synapse AND mautrix_whatsapp TOGETHER
upgrade to the testing branch:

sudo yunohost app upgrade synapse -u https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_whatsapp_ynh/tree/testing --debug

gauthier67 · November 3, 2021, 11:50pm

New release v0.1.10 and last before the migration to multi-device support.
Be careful not to upgrade your Whatsapp app before v0.2.0 is released

gauthier67 · January 25, 2022, 9:33am

new release 0.2.3 with multi-device support and possibility to bridge an existing Matrix-Signal room. Should be available today in the app catalog.

unmy · January 26, 2023, 11:00am

dropping this here, but the question is for all the bridges: they are specifically for synapse, can’t be used on dendrite, right?

gauthier67 · January 26, 2023, 1:36pm

currently the YunoHost packages are for synapse_ynh yes, but I think in theory it should work with dendrite too.
You can try to tweak the config file by changing the

homeserver:
    # The address that this appservice can use to connect to the homeserver.
    address: https://__DOMAIN__
    # The domain of the homeserver (also known as server_name, used for MXIDs, etc).
    domain: __SERVER_NAME__

to that of dendrite mautrix_whatsapp_ynh/config.yaml at master · YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_whatsapp_ynh · GitHub
The important thing is to understand how to registrer the bridge app-service in dendrite

njiruk · March 13, 2025, 10:00pm

I’m facing this exact issue too, regarding bridges for dendrite.
The bridge install fails so I cannot change the config file - or is it the idea to change that file beforehand and do a manual install somehow? Also, I’m not quite sure what needs to change on those “homeserver” lines as the code you mentioned is the same as what I find in the url you give up for the replacement code.

gauthier67 · March 13, 2025, 11:50pm

there was some preliminary work here App service registration for synapse or dendrite by Gredin67 · Pull Request #85 · YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_signal_ynh · GitHub
but it’s outdated since the package changed a lot