Description

This app allows users to send a message to anyone from their computer.

Application: Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Twilio API
Front-End: HTML/CSS

Create a virtual environment

> virtualenv env
> source env/bin/activate

Install the dependencies

> pip install -r requirements.txt

Create Twilio account to get authentication for API usage. Then create a secrets.sh file inputting your credentials

export TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID="[input your sid here]"
export TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN="[input your auth token here]"
export TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER="[input your twilio phone number here]"

Run this line in your terminal (You will need to re-run this every time)

> source secrets.sh

Install PostgreSQL 9.6.2 with homebrew and set up the database

> brew install postgresql
> createdb twilio_app
> python model.py

In a new Terminal run App

> python server.py

Open your browser and navigate to

http://localhost:5000/

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