Run a Sample Conference Project - React Native
Video SDK provides open-source sample project videosdk-rtc-react-native-sdk-example on Github. This document introduces how to run this project.
Prerequisites​
- React Native 0.59.10 or later
- Node 10 or later
- Valid Video SDK Account
- For Android
- Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later
- Android Studio (latest version recommended)
- A physical or virtual mobile device running Android 5.0 or later
- For iOS
- Xcode 9.4 or later
- CocoaPods
- A physical or virtual mobile device running iOS 9.0 or later
Generate Token​
To manage secured communication, every participant that connects to meeting needs a access token. You can easily generate these token by using your apiKey
and secret-key
which you can get from VideoSDK Dashboard.
For developement purpose, you can generate a temporary token from VideoSDK Dashboard's API section.
The best practice for getting token includes you generating it from your backend server which will help in keeping your credentials safe.
Run the Sample Project​
Step 1: Clone the sample project​
Clone the repository to your local environment.
git clone https://github.com/videosdk-live/videosdk-rtc-react-native-sdk-example.git
Step 2: Copy the .env.example file to .env file.​
Open your favorite code editor and copy .env.example
to .env
file.
cp env.example .env;
Step 3: Modify .env file​
Paste earlier generated temporary token here.
REACT_APP_VIDEOSDK_TOKEN = "TEMPORARY-TOKEN";
Step 4: Install the dependecies​
Install dependecies all the project dependencies.
npm install
Step 5: Run the sample app​
Bingo, it's time to push the launch button.
npm run start
npm android
npm ios
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