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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by ahmedalsudani on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:45PM (#31021244)
> Hundreds! Doesn't everyone?

Raising my hand in agreement!

A couple highlights:

- Video syncing library before those became cool (2014). Originally built on top of firebase; now rewriting with my own backend. Very slow going :)

- Twilio server + interface. I'm my own service provider (thanks to Twilio)

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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by thwayunion on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @07:47PM (#31021733)
> - Twilio server + interface. I'm my own service provider (thanks to Twilio)

What does this mean? You run a pbx that implements twilio's apis and can be accessed via twilio's api endpoints? Or something else?

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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by ahmedalsudani on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:29PM (#31022423)
Twilio is the PBX and gateway for calls + texts.

I run a server that lets me receive calls wherever I am (SIP or forwarding, as required) and send messages. Like a self-hosted Google Voice but more flexible and with a greater choice of numbers + forwarding destinations.

All my server does is respond to HTTP requests from Twilio and send HTTP requests when I send a message.

Somewhere in the Twilio interface, you can define a SIP endpoint, but I forget where it is. That's enough for placing calls and does not require running a server.

Almost forgot to mention that I receive text notifications via pushover because I am not an Apple developer ... so no app for me.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by jmartens on Thursday April 14, 2022 @05:03PM (#31033265)
What is your monthly twilio bill?
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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by u2077 on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:46PM (#31022533)
Interested in making it open source? Self-hosted Google voice sounds awesome!
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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by ahmedalsudani on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:07PM (#31022667)
It's ugly and not user-friendly but I encourage you to play with Twilio! They make everything super easy.
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