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Setup

After cloning the repo, install dependencies and copy the local configuration file:

npm install
cp local.json-dist local.json

Create a Twilio account. After you create it, go to https://www.twilio.com/user/account/ to get the SID and Auth Token. Enter these into local.json

Make sure that twilioNumber in local.json has an area code.

Then start the server:

npm start

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Authenticating

When testing locally, you don't really need to authenticate to your real phone number. You can add something invalid just as long as it is 10 digits like 1111111111. If you watch the server logs in your terminal, you will see a PIN scroll by that will show up before the Twilio error about an invalid number displays. Just enter that to create a valid session.

Ops

Make sure to add yourself as an op in local.json by entering your UID. You can find this on your http://localhost:3000/profile page near the top.