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How to Self-Host OpenReply: Open-Source Instagram Comment-to-DM Automation · TECH4SSD

Before you begin

By the end, you’ll have your own OpenReply instance with the dashboard/webhook service, PostgreSQL, Redis, background DM worker, login email service, and an authorized Instagram Business or Creator account connected through Meta’s official API.

Tools used

OpenReply
GitHub
Codex / Claude Code / Cursor
Vercel
Railway
PostgreSQL
Redis
Resend
Meta for Developers
Instagram API

Requirements

A GitHub account
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or another trusted coding agent
A Facebook account for Meta Developer registration
An Instagram Business or Creator account you own or are authorized to manage
A Meta Developer account
A Resend account with a verified sender domain for login emails

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The walkthrough

Step 01 / 18

Start with the official OpenReply repository

Open the official OpenReply repository by Diwen Huang (@diwenne). OpenReply is an open-source Instagram comment-to-DM automation project: when a comment matches a campaign keyword, Meta sends your instance a webhook, OpenReply matches the text, queues a job, and its worker sends the private reply through Meta’s official Instagram API. The repository is MIT licensed and must be self-hosted; the public demo is not a hosted automation service.

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Open the official repository
Read README.md
Read docs/setup.md
Review the MIT license

Continue from here

Ready for the next workflow?

Open the OpenReply GitHub Repository

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Step 02 / 18

Clone OpenReply

Clone the official repository and enter the project directory. If you plan to customize or deploy from your own GitHub account, fork the project first and then clone your fork.

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Repository cloned
Project directory opened
Node dependencies installed

bash

git clone https://github.com/diwenne/openreply.git
cd openreply
npm install

Clone OpenReply

Step 05 / 18

Run OpenReply locally

For local development, copy the environment template, start PostgreSQL and Redis with Docker Compose, generate/migrate the database as required by the current repository, then run the web app and worker in separate terminals. Fill the environment file using the current docs/setup.md rather than inventing values.

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.env created and Git-ignored
PostgreSQL running
Redis running
Database prepared
Web app running
Worker running

bash

cp .env.example .env
docker-compose up -d
npm run db:generate
npm run db:migrate
npm run dev

# In a second terminal:
npm run worker

Step 07 / 18

Create Railway services for Postgres, Redis, and the worker

For the repository’s documented production layout, create a Railway project, add PostgreSQL and Redis, and add your OpenReply repository as the worker service. Configure the worker according to the current setup guide. The repository documentation specifies a long-running worker rather than relying on a serverless web host for queue consumption.

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Railway project created
PostgreSQL added
Redis added
Worker service connected to repository
Worker start command configured

bash

# Current OpenReply docs specify the worker start command as:
npm run worker

Railway

Build Your Own Instagram Comment-to-DM Automation with OpenReply

Before you begin

The walkthrough

Start with the official OpenReply repository

Ready for the next workflow?

Clone OpenReply

Let your coding agent drive the setup

Understand the production architecture

Run OpenReply locally

Set up login email with Resend

Create Railway services for Postgres, Redis, and the worker

Keep the web app and worker secrets synchronized

Deploy the web application

Create the Meta Developer app correctly

Add Meta credentials securely

Configure OAuth and the Meta webhook

Create your first keyword-to-DM campaign

Test the complete automation path

Turn off your computer and test again

Stay within Meta rules and maintain the stack

Credit the people who built the project

Get the resources from the TECH4SSD Reel

Before you begin

The walkthrough

Start with the official OpenReply repository

Ready for the next workflow?

Explore this topic in depth

Clone OpenReply

Let your coding agent drive the setup

Understand the production architecture

Run OpenReply locally

Set up login email with Resend

Create Railway services for Postgres, Redis, and the worker

Keep the web app and worker secrets synchronized

Deploy the web application

Create the Meta Developer app correctly

Add Meta credentials securely

Configure OAuth and the Meta webhook

Create your first keyword-to-DM campaign

Test the complete automation path

Turn off your computer and test again

Stay within Meta rules and maintain the stack

Credit the people who built the project

Get the resources from the TECH4SSD Reel

Explore this topic in depth