Chat Application

This project develops a chat room application that allows any authenticated user to send messages.

Demo

Check out the live demo here.

Demo Credentials - username: demo | password: password

Technologies Used

• Next JS
• Tailwind CSS
• React JS
• Node JS
• Express JS
• MongoDB
• Socket.IO
• Sonner

How to Run Locally

Frontend

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/spudoodle/chat-app.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd chat-app
   

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Create .env file:

   touch .env
   

5. Add MongoDB_URI to .env file:

   MONGODB_URI=URI
   

6. Start the development server:

   npm run dev
   

7. Open your browser and visit http://localhost:3000

Backend

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd chat-app/backend
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Create .env file:

   touch .env
   

4. Add MongoDB_URI to .env file:

   MONGODB_URI=URI
   

5. Start the development server:

   node server.js