Chat application with typing indicator built with Pusher ChatKit and React
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes:
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/codebeast-sealuse/react-chat
Install project dependencies:
cd react-chat && npm install
Update project files with unique Chatkit credentials:
Open server.js file and update the instanceLocator and secretKey with your unique credentials.
Do the same in the Chat.js file.
Start the dev server:
npm start
Start the Node server:
node server
Prerequisites
- You’ll need a basic knowledge of React (we’ll use the Create React App CLI)
- You’ll need Node.js and NPM v5.2 or above
- You’ll need access to Chatkit credentials, create an account to get it
- Chatkit
- React