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+# Twilio.com notifications
+
+Will look like this on your Android device:
+
+![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/17090999/20034652/620b6100-a39b-11e6-96af-4f83b8e830e2.png)
+
+You will need:
+
+1. Signup and Login to twilio.com
+2. Pick an SMS capable number during sign up.
+3. Get your SID, and Token from <https://www.twilio.com/console>
+3. Fill in TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID="XXXXXXXX" TWILIO_ACCOUNT_TOKEN="XXXXXXXXX" TWILIO_NUMBER="+XXXXXXXXXXX"
+4. Add the recipient phone numbers to DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_TWILIO="+XXXXXXXXXXX"
+
+!!PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS A TRIAL ACCOUNT YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SEND NOTIFICATIONS TO THE NUMBER YOU SIGNED UP WITH
+
+Set them in `/etc/netdata/health_alarm_notify.conf` (to edit it on your system run `/etc/netdata/edit-config health_alarm_notify.conf`), like this:
+
+```
+###############################################################################
+# Twilio (twilio.com) SMS options
+
+# multiple recipients can be given like this:
+# "+15555555555 +17777777777"
+
+# enable/disable sending twilio SMS
+SEND_TWILIO="YES"
+
+# Signup for free trial and select a SMS capable Twilio Number
+# To get your Account SID and Token, go to https://www.twilio.com/console
+# Place your sid, token and number below.
+# Then just set the recipients' phone numbers.
+# The trial account is only allowed to use the number specified when set up.
+
+# Without an account sid and token, netdata cannot send Twilio text messages.
+TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID="xxxxxxxxx"
+TWILIO_ACCOUNT_TOKEN="xxxxxxxxxx"
+TWILIO_NUMBER="xxxxxxxxxxx"
+DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_TWILIO="+15555555555"
+```