README.md

This is a Real time chatting app developed in MERN stack

Description

• A MERN full stack real time chat app where multiple users can logged in and can chat.
• Uses Socket.io for real time communication and stores user details in encrypted format in MongoDB.

Tech Stack

Client: React JS

Server: Node JS, Express JS

Database: Mongo DB

Run Locally

Step:1- Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/Prakashsaw/Real-Time-Chat-App.git

Step:2- Go to the project directory

  cd Real-Time-Chat-App

Step:3- Install dependencies in all folders like client, server and socket one by one

• Installl dependencies for client

  cd client/
  npm install

• Installl dependencies for server

  cd server/
  npm install

• Installl dependencies for socket

  cd socket/
  npm install

Step:4- Make .env file in server folder which contain yours development database keys of MongoDB and JWT secrete key

  ATLAS_URI = 
  JWT_SECRET_KEY =

Step:5- Start these all three client, server and socket in three seperate terminals

• Start the client

  //open new terminal
  cd client
  npm run dev

• Start the server

  //open new terminal
  cd server
  nodemon index.js

• Start the socket

  //open new terminal
  cd socket
  nodemon index.js

Step:6- Now your Chatting app is running in your local host.

Features

Login/Registration

Authenticaton

Real Time Chatting with Typing indicators

Active users Indicator (when user is online)

One to One chat

Create Group Chats

Notifications icon

Add or Remove users from group

Made By

• @Prakashsaw