Real-Time Chat App 🚀

Overview

Welcome to the Real-Time Chat App! This project is a showcase of real-time messaging using Golang, MongoDB, Redis, and Kubernetes. Talk with friends, family, or random strangers in a fast, scalable environment.

How to run

Prerequisites

- kubernetes cluster running with cilium kube-proxy replacement
- add `noxy.ddns.net:5000` insecure image registry to the cluster

Run

kubectl apply -k ./k8s/dev

Features

📬 Real-time Messaging: Chat in real-time thanks to WebSockets.
🙋 User Authentication: Sign in securely.
⚡️ Quick Access: Recently active chats and messages cached in Redis.
🛠 Scalability: Deployed in a Kubernetes cluster for easy scaling.

Tech Stack

Frontend: Vue
Backend: Golang
Authentication: Custom JWT Authentication managed by Backend
Database: MongoDB
Cache: Redis
Orchestration: Kubernetes