# WaSphere > WaSphere is an open-source, self-hosted WhatsApp API gateway built on Baileys. You run your own copy on your own server (Docker) and own all your data — no managed SaaS, no per-message fees, no vendor lock-in. MIT licensed. ## What it is - Self-hosted WhatsApp API platform: a WA Server (NestJS + Baileys) plus a Dashboard (NestJS API + Next.js UI). - Multi-session WhatsApp connections, 14 message types (text, image, video, audio, document, sticker, gif, location, contact, buttons, list, poll, reaction, view-once). - Multi-webhook delivery with HMAC-SHA256 signing and retries. - Multi-API-key auth with 12 scoped permissions plus per-session scoping. - Anti-ban send-delay controls and a full audit log. - Deploy with one command: `docker compose up -d`. ## Who it's for Developers, hosting/WHMCS resellers, and billing systems that want a self-hosted WhatsApp API they fully control. ## Key links - Docs: https://wasphere.com/docs/ - Quick start: https://wasphere.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start/ - Installation: https://wasphere.com/docs/getting-started/installation/ - WHMCS integration: https://wasphere.com/docs/guides/whmcs-integration/ - Pricing (free, MIT): https://wasphere.com/pricing/ - Open source: https://wasphere.com/open-source/ - GitHub: https://github.com/wasphere/wasphere ## License MIT — free forever, self-hosted on your own infrastructure.