jovanidash21/chat-app

An Express React Redux Socket.IO Chat App that uses MongoDB with Mongoose driver as database and Passport for user authentication.

JavaScriptMIT

Chat App

Prerequisite

Node.js installed.
Gmail API and OAuth 2.0 Credentials registered. *Note: Follow Steps 2-4.
MongoDB installed.
Facebook app registered.
Google app registered.
Twitter app registered.
Instagram app registered.
LinkedIn app registered.
GitHub app registered.

Installation

Clone or download this repository.

git clone https://github.com/jovanidash21/chat-app.git

Using a terminal or cmd, navigate to the project directory.

cd chat-app

Install node modules.

npm install

Start the MongoDB Server.

mongod

Open another terminal or cmd and run mongo.

mongo

Create a database locally using MongoDB on your computer.

use chat-app

Create a .env file.
Copy and paste the texts in .env.example to .env and insert the values for each environment variables.
Open another terminal or cmd and run the project.

npm run build

Open a browser and visit localhost:3000.
Signup to create an account.
Run in dev mode.

npm run dev

NPM Scripts

npm start - start the server.
npm run build - run the project in production mode.
npm run dev - run the project in dev mode.
npm run webpack:prod - run the webpack in production mode.
npm run webpack:dev - run the webpack in dev mode.
npm run node:prod - run the node server in production mode.
npm run node:dev - run the node server in dev mode.

Credits

React-Redux-Socket.IO Chat

Website

License

Licensed under MIT.