From ed9a8eced9b162fdfa7a0781edafecfc440be315 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deep Koluguri <deepkoluguri@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:38:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Persist whatsapp gateway settings in PVC

---
 whatsapp-gateway/server.js | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/whatsapp-gateway/server.js b/whatsapp-gateway/server.js
index 71233c8..94cd05a 100644
--- a/whatsapp-gateway/server.js
+++ b/whatsapp-gateway/server.js
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ app.post('/api/groups/add-by-link', async (req, res) => {
 
 // ─── Settings ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 const fs = require('fs');
-const SETTINGS_FILE = path.join(__dirname, 'settings.json');
-const GROUPS_FILE = path.join(__dirname, 'configured_groups.json');
+const SETTINGS_FILE = path.join(__dirname, '.wwebjs_auth', 'settings.json');
+const GROUPS_FILE = path.join(__dirname, '.wwebjs_auth', 'configured_groups.json');
 
 function loadSettings() {
     if (fs.existsSync(SETTINGS_FILE)) {