bennaaym/chatapp-socket-io

This project is a simple real-time chat app where users can either join an existing room or create their own rooms.

CHATAPP

Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. License
4. Links
5. Acknowledgements
6. What is Next

About The Project

Home	Join

This project is a simple real-time chat app where users can either join an existing room or create their own rooms.

• The name of each room is unique
• A user can join and create several rooms

Built With

• Tailwindcss
• React.js
• Express.js
• Socket.io

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/bennaaym/chatapp-socket-io.git

2. Install NPM packages

   npm install

3. inside the ui directory create a .env.local file and past the line below

    REACT_APP_CHAT_APP_API=http://127.0.0.1:5000

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Links

• Project website : https://chatapp-socket-io.web.app/
• Project repo: https://github.com/bennaaym/chatapp-socket-io.git

Acknowledgements

• Heroku
• Firebase Hosting

What is Next

• image upload
• voice messaging