Chat Server Project

Overview

This project is a chat server built with Node.js, RabbitMQ, Nginx, and Docker. The chat server allows multiple clients to communicate with each other in real-time, leveraging RabbitMQ for message brokering, Nginx for load balancing, and Docker for containerization.

Features

Real-time communication between clients
Scalable and load-balanced architecture
Message brokering with RabbitMQ
Containerized environment using Docker
Reverse proxy and load balancing with Nginx

Prerequisites

Docker installed on your system
Docker Compose installed on your system
Node.js installed on your system
Typescript installed on your system

Setup

Step 1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/goketech/chat-server.git
cd chat-server

Step 2: Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the chat-service directory and add the following environment variables:

NODE_ENV="development"
PORT=8082
JWT_SECRET="{your_secret}"
MONGO_URI="{your_mongo_db_uri}"
MESSAGE_BROKER_URL="{RabbitMQ_uri}"

Create a .env file in the user-service directory and add the following environment variables:

NODE_ENV="development"
PORT=8081
JWT_SECRET="{your_secret}"
MONGO_URI="{your_mongo_db_uri}"
MESSAGE_BROKER_URL="{RabbitMQ_uri}"

Create a .env file in the notification-service directory and add the following environment variables:

NODE_ENV="development"
PORT=8083
MESSAGE_BROKER_URL="{RabbitMQ_uri}"
SMTP_HOST="{smtp_host}"
SMTP_PORT=smt_port
SMTP_USER="{smtp_user}"
SMTP_PASS="{smtp_password"
EMAIL_FROM="sender_email"

Step 3: Build and Start the Docker Containers

docker-compose up --build

Goketech/Chat-server