This application should give you a ready-made starting point for writing your own video apps with Twilio Video. Before we begin, we need to collect all the config values we need to run the application:
| Config Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Configuration Profile SID | Identifier for a set of config properties for your video application - find yours here. |
| Account SID | Your primary Twilio account identifier - find this in the console here. |
| API Key | Used to authenticate - generate one here. |
| API Secret | Used to authenticate - just like the above, you'll get one here. |
When you generate an API key pair at the URLs above, your API Secret will only
be shown once - make sure to save this in a secure location,
or possibly your ~/.bash_profile.
This application uses the lightweight Flask Framework.
Begin by creating a configuration file for your application:
cp .env.example .envEdit .env with the four configuration parameters we gathered from above.
Next, we need to set up your Python environment. Install virtualenv via pip:
pip install virtualenvNext, we need to install our depenedencies:
virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txtRun gen-cert.sh to generate SSL certificate.
./gen-cert.sh
# Then provide all the parameters
Note: Specify FQDN correctlyNow we should be all set! Run the application using the python command.
python app.pyYour application should now be running at http://localhost:5000. Select any room name and join the room. Join the same room with another user in another browser tab or window to start video chatting! When you're finished, deactivate your virtual environment using deactivate.
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