ChatBreeze

Welcome to the Full Stack Chat Application! This project is a real-time chat application built using modern web technologies. The app supports multiple users, private and group messaging, and is designed to be scalable and maintainable.

Features

• Real-time messaging
• Private and group chats
• User authentication and authorization
• Two step verification
• Profile management
• Message notifications

Environment Variables

To run the website, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file inside app/website directory

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_ENDPOINT = http://localhost:8080

To run the server, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file inside root directory

PORT = 8080

DATABASE_URL = mongodb+srv://<username>:<db_password>@<host>/chatbreeze?<options>

AUTH_EMAIL

AUTH_EMAIL_PASS

Run Locally

Prerequisites

• Node.js (>=18.x)
• MongoDB
• Git

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/Thund3rHawk/ChatBreeze.git

Go to the project directory

  cd ChatBreeze

Install client and run with npm

  cd apps/website
  npm install
  npm run dev

Open another terminal and install server and run with npm

  npm install
  npx prisma generate
  npm run dev

Usage

1. Sign up or log in:

   • New users can sign up for an account.
   • Verify their provided email id using OTP.
   • Existing users can log in with their credentials.

2. Create or join chats:

   • Start a chat by searching for a user by their email.

3. Send messages:

   • Type and send messages in real-time.
   • Receive notifications for new messages.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.