This project was bootstrapped with Create React App. Then an Express server was added in the server directory. The server is proxied via the proxy key in package.json.

1. Clone the project, change into the directory and install the dependencies.

   git clone https://github.com/philnash/react-express-starter.git
   cd react-express-starter
   npm install

2. Create a .env file for environment variables in your server.

   touch .env

3. Start the server

   You can start the server on its own with the command:

   npm run server

   Run the React application on its own with the command:

   npm start

   Run both applications together with the command:

   npm run dev

   The React application will run on port 3000 and the server port 3001.

The twilio branch is a similar setup but also provides endpoints with basic Access Tokens for Twilio Programmable Chat and Twilio Programmable Video. You can use the project as a base for building React chat or video applications.