Host and Chat is a side project of mine , it gives the user the ability to host his own chat server , then use the client to text chat and voice chat with their circle as if they were in the same room .
- Install java jdk on your machine
- Know how to change the directory in your appropriate OS to the one the server is in
- Setup port forwarding on your router so that the
ChatServermay be used in a WAN environment. - Create an exception in your firewall for these ports
Choose two consecutive ports eg: port1=4444 , port2=4445
Example for windows :
C:\>cd projects\host and chat\
If you want to use the ChatClient.exe make sure that the firewall let's it connect to your network
If you are in the directory of the ChatServer and you already have java jdk installed correctly on your machine then :
javac ChatServer.java
java ChatServer [port]
[port] is the first port that you chose to forward on your router. eg : port = 4444 java ChatServer 4444
Then you will be asked to enter an IP Address you should enter your Local IP here , the one that the router assignes to you .If you're going to leave the server running for a long time you should assign your Pc a static ip address.
You can compile it and run , use the ChatClient.exe or import the ChatClient project to NetBeans . the .exe file will probably not be updated ,so do compile it
- Enter the
hostnamewhich is the public IP of the machine hosted by the server the host must share his public ip with the group he wants to give accesss to - Enter the port on which the server is listening the host must share this too
- Enter a username
And finally click on Connect
- A voice channel will be created that enables the users to speak to each others
- A text box is available near the send button , write in it whatever you feel like texting and click send to broadcast it to all the users connected
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details