Fix socket.io routing by bypassing Next.js and configuring websocket path directly

interface/k8s/hq-dashboard-ingress.yaml

@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ spec:
               number: 80
         path: /
         pathType: Prefix
+      - backend:
+          service:
+            name: whatsapp-gateway
+            port:
+              number: 5001
+        path: /proxy/whatsapp/socket.io
+        pathType: Prefix

whatsapp-gateway/server.js

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const app = express();
 const server = http.createServer(app);
-const io = new Server(server);
+const io = new Server(server, {
+    path: '/proxy/whatsapp/socket.io',
+    cors: { origin: "*" }
+});
 
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5001;