IVR Phone Tree: IVR for beginners. Powered by Twilio - Node.js/Express

An example application implementing an automated phone line using Node.js and Express web framework.

Read the full tutorial here!

Local development

First you need to install either Node.js or io.js, both of which should also install npm.

1. To run the app locally, clone this repository and cd into it.

2. Install project's dependencies.

   npm install
   

3. Start the development server.

   node .
   

   Alternatively 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.

   npm install -g nodemon
   nodemon .
   

4. Expose the application to the wider Internet using ngrok.

   ngrok http 3000 -host-header="localhost:3000"
   

5. Provision a number under the Twilio's Manage Numbers page on your account. Set the voice URL for the number to http://[your-ngrok-subdomain].ngrok.io/ivr/welcome

That's it!

Run the tests

You can run the tests locally by typing

npm test

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