This is One Dev Minute, a series hosted on the YouTube channel VonageDev, aiming to share knowledge in a concise manner. The goal of this tutorial is to send SMS messages using Node.js and the Vonage Messaging API. Before starting, ensure you have created a Vonage account, installed Node.js and the Vonage CLI Beta, configured the Vonage Messaging API settings, generated your public and private keys, and set up a project folder. Initialize a new instance of the Vonage object with your app ID and private key, declare variables for the message text and recipient phone number, and use the `vonage.channel.send` method to send an SMS. Execute the code by running `node index.js`, and receive the SMS on the specified phone number.