07. Run Local Instance

Make sure you are in the main frontend folder in your terminal (shSMS/shsms-frontend) and type

1. npm start

2. Once the terminal says "You can now view shsms in the browser.", open a browser and navigate to localhost:3000 and you should see the app running.

3. Send your Twilio number an SMS from a different number and watch in amazement.

Protip: I like to either make the browser window smaller or open dev-tools and set it to the size of a phone so the messages aren't as spread out on the screen. This is intended to be a mobile app after all.

Congratulations! You've set up the local web version, but that's probably not why you came here is it? Let's take a breather and get on that Android APK I mentioned earlier...