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# Zipcall - Decentralized Video Chat
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[](https://ianramzy.com)
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[](https://paypal.me/ianramzy)
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[](https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat)
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[](https://github.com/prettier/prettier)
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# https://zipcall.io
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Decentralized video chat platform powered by WebRTC using Twilio STUN/TURN infrastructure.
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Zipcall provides video quality and latency simply not available with traditional
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technology.
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## Features
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<img align="right" width="400" height="auto" src="public/images/preview.gif">
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- Screen sharing
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- Picture in picture
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- Live captions
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- Text chat
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- Auto-scaling video quality
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- No download required, entirely browser based
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- Direct peer to peer connection ensures lowest latency
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- Single use disposable chat rooms
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## Quick start
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- You will need to have Node.js installed, this project has been tested with Node version 10.X and 12.X
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- Clone this repo
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```
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git clone https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat
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cd decentralized-video-chat
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```
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#### Set up credentials
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- Rename .env.template to .env
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- Sign up for free twilio account https://www.twilio.com/login
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- Get your Account SID and Auth Token from the Twillio console
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- Fill in your credentials in the .env file
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#### Install dependencies
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```
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npm install
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```
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#### Start the server
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```
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npm start
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```
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- Open `localhost:3000` in browser
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- If you want to use a client on another computer/network, make sure you publish your server on an HTTPS connection.
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You can use a service like [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/) for that.
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