CHAT APP

💻 The Project

This is a real-time chat application where two users can communicate through messages, register new users, log in, see other users online, and start a conversation.

Features

• User registration
• User login
• View other users online
• Real-time communication between two users
• User-friendly interface with React Bootstrap

🚀 Technologies Used

Frontend

• React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• React Bootstrap: Responsive design framework for React.

Backend

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime environment for server-side development.
• Express: Web framework for Node.js.
• Bcrypt: Library for password hashing.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database.
• Socket.IO: Library for real-time communication.

Installation

Create a .env file in the root of the project and add these configurations:

ATLAS_URI = mongodb+srv://vitorferronato:*[email protected]/chat-app?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=Cluster0
JWT_SECRET_KEY = supersecretkey481516

FRONT

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

BACK

cd server
npm install
nodemon

SOCKET

cd socket
npm install
nodemon

Contribution

• Fork the project.
• Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name).
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature-name).
• Open a Pull Request.