This starter project is pre-configured to do some interesting Twilio stuff, allowing you to verify your development environment is configured properly.
Please read this document carefully to make sure you have the appropriate prerequisites installed in order to run the starter project.
First, we assume that before you begin you will have some flavor of Visual Studio 2010 or newer installed. You can also use Visual Studio Express for Web 2010 or Visual Studio Express for Web 2012 if you are looking for free alternatives.
Second, the starter projects makes use of the free NuGet package manager to manage several project dependencies. On first build of the project, Visual Studio will use NuGet to download and restore the required depencencies. If you are using Visual Studio 2010, you may need to upgrade your installed version of NuGet to version 1.6 or higher. For information on installing or updating NuGet, see http://nuget.org/.
Note To install the latest verison of NuGet, you must first uninstall the loaded version using the Visual Studio Extension Manager. To do so, you must run Visual Studio as administrator. Otherwise, the Uninstall button is disabled.
Once you have Visual Studio and NuGet installed, you can choose the type of starter template project you want to use. We have provided the template in four different flavors:
twilio-dotnet-mvc4-2012: A Visual Studio 2012 solution that contains an ASP.NET MVC 4 projecttwilio-dotnet-webforms-2012: A Visual Studio 2012 solution that contains an ASP.NET WebForms projecttwilio-dotnet-mvc3-2010: A Visual Studio 2010 solution that contains an ASP.NET MVC 3 projecttwilio-dotnet-webforms-2010: A Visual Studio 2010 solution that contains an ASP.NET WebForms project
Download the project source code directly or clone the repository on GitHub, and open the solution file that best matches platform you'd like to use.
Once you've opened the correct solutoin file, before you can run any of these projects you will need to modify the return values of three static properties located in the Settings.cs file. These are:
AccountSid: Your Twilio "account SID" - it's like your username for the Twilio API. This and the auth token (below) can be found on your account dashboard.AuthToken: Your Twilio "auth token" - it's your password for the Twilio API. This and the account SID (above) can be found on your account dashboard.TwilioNumber: A Twilio number that you own, that can be used for making calls and sending messages. You can find a list of phone numbers you control (and buy another one, if necessary) in the account portal.
Build the project to make sure the nuget dependencies are downloaded and installed and then run the project. Once Visual Studio launches the browser enter your mobile number in the fields provided, and test both SMS text messages and phone calls being sent to the mobile number you provide.
If your phone receives both a call and text message, you're good to go!
This is your first step into the Twilio learning program. Return to the site to continue on. Huzzah!