1. Add following environment variables to use Twilio. E.g. on macOS, open your bash profile:

vim ~/.bash_profile 

And add the following lines with your values:

export TWILIO_SID=[YOUR_SID]
export TWILIO_TOKEN=[YOUR_TOKEN]

Enact changes:

source ~/.bash_profile

2. Get an API key from LocationIQ: https://locationiq.com/

Add it to your environment variables:

vim ~/.bash_profile 

And add the following lines with your values:

export LOCATIONIQ_TOKEN=[YOUR_KEY]

Enact changes:

source ~/.bash_profile

3. Create virtual / Conda environment:

virtualenv -p python3 venv 

4. Install in your environment:

source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

5. Install ngrok to setup light webserver. Follow steps here: https://ngrok.com/download

Largely following this tutorial: https://www.twilio.com/docs/sms/quickstart/python-msg-svc

1. Start local server

python run_server.py

2. ngrok magic

ngrok http 5000

3. Copy ngrok URL (with the `/whatsapp) in the "WHEN A MESSAGE COMES IN" box: https://www.twilio.com/console/sms/whatsapp/sandbox

Taking ideas from this tutorial: https://medium.com/@dushan14/create-a-web-application-with-python-flask-postgresql-and-deploy-on-heroku-243d548335cc

1. Install PostGres: https://thecodersblog.com/PostgreSQL-PostGIS-installation/

brew install postgres
brew install postgis

Create databases:

createdb covid19
createdb clients

Enter:

psql -d covid19

2. Install Heroku: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cli#download-and-install

brew tap heroku/brew && brew install heroku

Make and account and login:

heroku login

Docs for Flask SQL: https://flask-sqlalchemy.palletsprojects.com/en/2.x/queries/ Docs for Bootstrap (framework for website): https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.4/components/forms/#checkboxes-and-radios

sqlite3 volunteers.db   # .exit to quit
sqlite3 clients.db      # .exit to quit

To delete

rm *.db

launch:

python manage.py runserver

Add password to environment variable COVID19_TOKEN.

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