Messenger App

Wanted to play with Elixir, so I decided to create a chat app with an experimental snapchat like feature that allows you to send messages, images, etc. "off the record".

Example App: https://messengerr.herokuapp.com

Screenshots

Installing Dependencies

Install Brew: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Install Npm: brew install npm
Install Node: brew install node
Install Elixir: brew update && brew install elixir
Install Hex: mix local.hex
Install Phoenix: $ mix archive.install https://github.com/phoenixframework/archives/raw/master/phoenix_new.ez
Install Redis: brew install redis
Install Postgresql: brew install postgresql

Pull Down Repository

git clone https://github.com/davissp14/messenger_app.git

Starting Redis / Postgresql

Open up two new tabs.

In one tab run: redis-server
In the other run: initdb /usr/local/var/postgres/ # You only need to run this the first time you set this up.
Then run postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres/
Connect to postgres and create the secure_messenger_dev database.
psql postgres or Mac Users can Right Click on postgres folder Services > New Terminal at Folder --- if you have enabled this feature via System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services
create database secure_messenger_dev; then push ctrl-d to exit.

Starting the App

To start your Phoenix app:

Install dependencies with mix deps.get
Create and migrate your database with mix ecto.create && mix ecto.migrate -- If you get FATAL (invalid_authorization_specification): role "postgres" does not exist create superuser with command createuser postgres --superuser
Install Node.js dependencies with npm install
Start Phoenix endpoint with mix phoenix.server

Now you can visit localhost:4000 from your browser.