Bifrost - Distributed Chat Application

Bifrost is a distributed chat application allowing real-time communication between users. It uses WebSocket for real-time messaging and Redis for message queuing.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (version 16 or above)
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Installation

1. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bifrost.git cd bifrost
2. Install the dependencies npm install

Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following content (update values as needed): `DB_URI= SECRET= REDIS_URL=

Running the project

To run the project in development mode with live reloading:

1. Start the development environment: docker-compose up
2. Access the application: The application is accessible at http://localhost:80 through the Nginx load balancer.