Zero-touch runtime, browser preparation, repair and recovery

Understand private browser fallback

Know that the installer can prepare a module-owned browser runtime when a suitable system browser is unavailable.

Audience: CRM administrators and deployment engineersPermission: AdministratorModule v1.0.0 · 2026.07.30-r20.5
Exact navigationAdmin Area → WhatsApp → Connections
Before you begin
  • Confirm the module is active and select the intended WhatsApp account before changing any operational record.
  • Use an account with the stated native CRM capability and per-account access.
  • Test with controlled customer/contact data before relying on live verification, email or CRM automation.

What this guide covers

Know that the installer can prepare a module-owned browser runtime when a suitable system browser is unavailable. These instructions follow the supplied r20.5 controller, model, view, installer, connector and automation flow.

Exact step-by-step process

  1. Open Admin Area → WhatsApp → Connections.
  2. Locate the account, conversation, setting, session or evidence relevant to “Understand private browser fallback”.
  3. Review the displayed value or behaviour against this guide’s code-backed rules.
  4. Do not change unrelated account, CRM or connector settings while verifying the result.
  5. Confirm the expected state in the related Inbox, Connections, customer history, native CRM record or Audit Trail.

Fields, choices and supported possibilities

Connector runtimeprivate and loopback-only
Recommended Node.js20.11 or newer
Preparationmanaged from the CRM interface
Session directoryisolated per account

Code-backed validations and workflow rules

  • Normal administrators are not asked for SSH, Node.js, ports, URLs, tokens or system services.
  • Runtime operations are constrained to module-managed paths and loopback connector endpoints.
  • Preparation, repair and build upgrade preserve the retained WhatsApp session unless Unlink or Delete is explicitly confirmed.
  • Know that the installer can prepare a module-owned browser runtime when a suitable system browser is unavailable.

Expected result and verification

  • The requested action completes without a permission, validation, connector or native CRM error.
  • The selected account or conversation shows the expected state without changing another account’s data.
  • Where the action creates evidence, confirm the message, native record, verification event, portal history or audit entry is present.

Security, privacy and troubleshooting checks

  • Never expose connector tokens, loopback ports, authentication directories or raw customer verification replies.
  • Use the supported Connections, Access Control, Settings and Audit Trail pages rather than editing runtime or database records directly.
  • If the expected control is missing, verify both native capability and per-account permission before treating it as an installation fault.