This application should give you a ready-made starting point for writing your own messaging apps with Twilio IP Messaging. Before we begin, we need to collect all the config values we need to run the application:
| Config Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Service Instance SID | Like a database for your IP Messaging data - generate one in the console here |
| Account SID | Your primary Twilio account identifier - find this in the console here. |
| API Key | Used to authenticate - generate one here. |
| API Secret | Used to authenticate - just like the above, you'll get one here. |
When you generate an API key pair at the URLs above, your API Secret will only
be shown once - make sure to save this in a secure location,
or possibly your ~/.bash_profile.
Create a configuration file for your application:
cp .env.example .envEdit .env with the four configuration parameters we gathered from above.
Next, we need to install our dependencies from npm:
npm installNow we should be all set! Run the application using the node command.
node .Your application should now be running at http://localhost:3000. Open this page in a couple browsers or tabs, and start chatting!
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