āļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āļ„āđˆāļēāđ€āļ‹āļīāļĢāđŒāļŸāđ€āļ§āļ­āļĢāđŒ ICE āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ TwilioÂķ

NightPOS Discuss uses WebRTC API and peer-to-peer connections for voice and video calls. If one of the call attendees is behind a symmetric NAT, you need to configure an ICE server to establish a connection to the call attendee. To set up an ICE server, first, create a Twilio account for video calls, and then, connect that Twilio account to NightPOS.

āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ TwilioÂķ

āļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™āđāļĢāļ āđ„āļ›āļ—āļĩāđˆ Twilio āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļĨāļīāļ āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ‹āđ‡āļ™ up āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Twilio āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ āļ–āļąāļ”āđ„āļ› āļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđāļĨāļ°āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļĢāļŦāļąāļŠāļœāđˆāļēāļ™ āđāļĨāļ°āļĒāļ­āļĄāļĢāļąāļšāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ Twilio āļˆāļēāļāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļ„āļĨāļīāļ āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ—āļ”āļĨāļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŸāļĢāļĩ āļĒāļ·āļ™āļĒāļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ­āļĩāđ€āļĄāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļāļąāļš Twilio āļ•āļēāļĄāļ„āļģāđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļē

āļ–āļąāļ”āđ„āļ› āļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚āđ‚āļ—āļĢāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļĨāļ‡āđƒāļ™ Twilio āļˆāļēāļāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ Twilio āļˆāļ°āļŠāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄ SMS āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļĢāļŦāļąāļŠāļĒāļ·āļ™āļĒāļąāļ™āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļļāļ“ āļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļĢāļŦāļąāļŠāļĒāļ·āļ™āļĒāļąāļ™āļĨāļ‡āđƒāļ™ Twilio āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĒāļ·āļ™āļĒāļąāļ™āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚āđ‚āļ—āļĢāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“

āļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ Twilio āļˆāļ°āđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āđ€āļŠāđ‰āļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ„āļ›āļĒāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļĢāļąāļš āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļ•āđˆāļ­āđ„āļ›āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ•āļ­āļšāļ„āļģāļ–āļēāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ Twilio:

  • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš āļ„āļļāļ“āļĄāļēāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļīāļ™āļ„āđ‰āļē Twilio āļ•āļąāļ§āđƒāļ”? āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ āļ§āļīāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­

  • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš āļ„āļļāļ“āļ§āļēāļ‡āđāļœāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļ°āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļāļąāļš Twilio? āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āđ†

  • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš āļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāļąāļš Twilio āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ„āļĢ? āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ‚āļ„āđ‰āļ”āđ€āļĨāļĒ

  • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļ§āļąāļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ? āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ āļāļēāļĢāļœāļŠāļēāļ™āļĢāļ§āļĄāļāļąāļšāļšāļļāļ„āļ„āļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆ 3

āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļĢāļąāļšāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ Twilio

āļŦāļēāļāļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™ āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđ€āļāđ‡āļšāđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™ āļŠāļļāļ”āļ—āđ‰āļēāļĒ āļ„āļĨāļīāļ āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™ Twilio

āļ„āđ‰āļ™āļŦāļē Twilio Account SID āđāļĨāļ° Auth TokenÂķ

To locate the Account SID and Auth Token, go to the Twilio account dashboard. Then, click Develop on the sidebar. In the Account Info section, locate the Account SID and the Auth Token. Both of these are needed to connect Twilio to NightPOS.

Twilio Account SID āđāļĨāļ° Auth Token āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļžāļšāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđƒāļ™āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™ Account Info

Connect Twilio to NightPOSÂķ

Open the NightPOS database and go to Settings â€Ģ General Settings â€Ģ Discuss. Check the box next to Use Twilio ICE servers and enter the Twilio account's Account SID and Auth Token. Finally, click Save to apply these changes.

Enable the "Use Twilio ICE servers" option in NightPOS General Settings.

āļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ‹āļīāļĢāđŒāļŸāđ€āļ§āļ­āļĢāđŒ ICE āđāļšāļšāļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āđ€āļ­āļ‡Âķ

This step is not required for the Twilio configuration. However, if Twilio is not configured or is not working at any given moment, NightPOS will fall back on the custom ICE servers list. The user must define the list of custom ICE servers.

āđƒāļ™ āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āđˆāļē â€Ģ āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āđˆāļēāļ—āļąāđˆāļ§āđ„āļ› â€Ģ āđāļŠāļ— āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļĨāļīāļāļ›āļļāđˆāļĄ ICE Servers āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ•āđ‰ Custom ICE server list

The "ICE Servers" button in NightPOS General Settings.

NightPOS will redirect to the ICE servers page. Here you can define your own list of ICE servers.

The "ICE servers" page in NightPOS.

Note

For on-premise instances of NightPOS, the package python3-gevent is necessary for the Discuss module to run calls/video calls on Ubuntu (Linux) servers.