Server notifications with Twilio, Node.js, and Express

Use Twilio to send SMS alerts so that you never miss a critical issue.

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Local development

To run this project on your computer you will need to download and install either Node.js or io.js, both of which should also install npm.

You will also need to sign up for a Twilio account if you don't have one already.

1. First clone this repository and cd into it.

   git clone git@github.com:TwilioDevEd/server-notifications-node.git
   cd server-notifications-node

2. Next, copy the sample configuration file .env.example at the root of the project and update it with values from your Twilio account and local configuration. Save the file as .env. You'll need to set TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN, TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID, and TWILIO_NUMBER.

   For the TWILIO_NUMBER variable you'll need to provision a new number in the Manage Numbers page under your account. The phone number should be in E.164 format

   cp .env.example .env

3. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal and run:

   npm install

   This should install all of our project dependencies from npm into a local node_modules folder.

4. Make sure the tests succeed.

   npm test

5. To launch the application, you can use node . in the project's root directory. You might also consider using nodemon for this. It works just like the node command, but automatically restarts your application when you change any source code files.

   Make sure you have customized the config/administrators.json file with your phone number and then open http://localhost:3000/error. You'll get a text message shortly informing you of an exception.

   npm install -g nodemon
   nodemon .

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