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## Developer Setup
For development, you should always be using the staging server
For development, you should always be using the staging server.
Registrations on the staging server are completely partitioned from the
productions server that the mobile apps use. A production app from the Play
production server that the mobile apps use. A production app from the Play
store or iTunes is hard-coded to connect to the production server. If you wish
to pair your phone and computer, or test sending between the browser and
mobile, **you must build a mobile client that targets the staging server**
(see below, under Pairing).
(see below, under
[Linking](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Browser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#linking)).
**Important!** The staging server uses a [self-signed ssl
certificate](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Browser/issues/110).
certificate](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Browser/issues/110).
By default, your browser will reject this certificate as insecure. Therefore,
in order to register or send and receive messages of any kind, you must first
visit <https://textsecure-service-staging.whispersystems.org/> in a new tab and
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a console error about an "INSECURE RESPONSE" or "Handshake was canceled",
repeat this step.
## Pairing
## Linking
Currently only the Android client supports multi-device pairing.
Currently only the Android client supports multi-device linking.
0. Build TextSecure for Android from source, and change its `TEXTSECURE_URL` to point
0. Build Signal for Android from source, and change its `TEXTSECURE_URL` to point
at `textsecure-service-staging.whispersystems.org`. This task is 1% search and
replace, 99% [setting up your build environment](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure/blob/master/BUILDING.md).
replace, 99% [setting up your build environment](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/blob/master/BUILDING.md).
1. Upon installing the extension you will be presented with a qr code.
2. Scan the qr code with an barcode/qr scanning app and open the resulting url
("tsdevice://...").

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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Browser.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Browser)
TextSecure for the Browser
==========================
Private text and chat for the browser.
## :warning: Warning :warning:
This is unfinished, unreleased software.
**Are you a web developer interested in contributing to this project?** :+1:
Please proceed to
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Browser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Browser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
for setup instructions and contributor guidelines.
**Not a developer?** :hand::construction_worker::no_entry: Please refrain from installing until our first release. Follow [the blog](https://whispersystems.org/blog) for updates.
**Not a developer?** :hand::construction_worker::no_entry:
Please refrain from installing until our first release.
[Follow us on twitter](https://twitter.com/whisperSystems) or
[check the blog](https://whispersystems.org/blog) for updates.
## Interoperability
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/Signal-Browser.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/Signal-Browser)
Signal for the Browser
==========================
Signal-Browser is a chrome packaged app that links with the
[Signal-iOS](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-iOS) or
[Signal-Android](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android)
client already installed on your phone.
TextSecure for the Browser works with [Signal for
iOS](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-iOS) and
[TextSecure](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure) on Android.
Coming soon to the Chrome Web Store.
## Cryptography Notice
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## Developers Developers Developers Developers!
Please see
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Browser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Browser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
for setup instructions and contributor guidelines.