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+### Beta environment
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+The beta environment allows us to test changes before pushing to production, while still only using a single twilio number.
+In the .env, set the environment to `BETA`, and confirm you have set the `beta_code` and `beta_allowlist`.
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+In twilio, add a backup message webhook, which points to the beta url.
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+To route messages to the beta webhook, start any message with the `beta_code`.
+To route images to the beta webhook, first send a single message containing only the `beta_code`. Then, send an image normally.