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 ```
 # set both DAILY_API_KEY and DAILY_DOMAIN
-mv env.example env.local
+mv env.example .env.local
 
 # from project root...
 yarn
@@ -43,9 +43,3 @@ Abstraction hook that manages Daily call state and error handling
 
 **[ParticipantProvider.js](../shared/contexts/ParticipantProvider.js)**
 Manages participant state and abstracts common selectors / derived data
-
-## Deploy your own
-
-Deploy the example using Vercel
-
-[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/git/external?repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fdaily-demos%2Fexamples%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fdailyjs%2Fbasic-call&env=DAILY_DOMAIN,DAILY_API_KEY&project-name=dailyjs-basic-call&demo-title=Daily%20Basic%20Call%20Demo)
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+# Text Chat
+
+![Text Chat](./image.png)
+
+## What does this demo do?
+
+- Use ![sendAppMessage](https://docs.daily.co/reference#%EF%B8%8F-sendappmessage) to send messages
+- Listen for incoming messages using the call object `app-message` event
+- Extend the basic call demo with a chat provider and aside
+
+Please note: this demo is not currently mobile optimised
+
+### Getting started
+
+```
+# set both DAILY_API_KEY and DAILY_DOMAIN
+mv env.example .env.local
+
+yarn
+yarn workspace @dailyjs/text-chat dev
+```
+
+## How does this example work?
+
+In this example we extend the ![basic call demo](../basic-call) with the ability to send chat messages.
+
+We pass a custom tray object, a custom app object (wrapping the original in a new `ChatProvider`) as well as add our `ChatAside` panel. We also symlink both the `public` and `pages/api` folders from the basic call.
+
+In a real world use case you would likely want to implement serverside logic so that participants joining a call can retrieve previously sent messages. This round trip could be done inside of the Chat context.
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