Description

Send SMS with node.js and Nexmo API. Useful for

• sms verifications
• sms code generations etc.

Steps

1. npm init --> create package.json
   set app.js (or whatever) as entry point

2. npm install --save express ejs nexmo body-parser socket.io --> install required packages
   --> socket.io --> to send a response (a message) to user, once sms sent
   --> ejs --> embedded js (for templating, generate HTML with JS)

3. npm install -g nodemon --> continously watching for changes and restarting server (install globally)

4. bring required modules to app.js

5. Start server
   --> to run the app --> node app or nodemon

6. Create route
   

   • all html files resides in a folder named "views"

7. Create UI in index.html

8. Add js folder --> this is where all client side coding goes

   • In app.js public folder defined as a Staic.
   • Create public folder --> inside that, js folder --> main.js