This is a MERN(MongoDB, ExperssJS, ReactJS, NodeJS) chat app. It allows you to talk to people from all around the world with the press of a button. This is targeted towards students looking for a way to communicate with their peers at school with all the heavy restrictions on social media.
- Secure Registration && Login
- Darkmode/Lightmode Themes
- Live Friend Requests
- File/Image Attachment
- Responsive Mobile View
This was really a test of my abilities, to get a full stack MERN Project up and running. In addition to solving a problem in my everyday life, I learned a lot from this experience. I secured my own knowledge of Mongo, Express and Node aswell as learning to use Web Sockets for live communication.
Create .env File in your api directory
MONGO_URL="mongodb-connect-link"
JWT_SECRET="jwt-secret"
CLIENT_URL="url-to-client" (ex. http://localhost:5173/)
