sahilk426/WhatsApp-Clone

WhatsAPP Clone made using Mern Stack and Socket.io

WhatsApp Clone using MERN Stack and Socket.io

A real-time chat application inspired by WhatsApp, built with the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) stack and Socket.io for real-time communication.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Demo
• Technologies
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Real-time one-to-one and group messaging.
• User authentication with email and password.
• Group chat creation and management.
• Message notifications.
• Online/offline status for users.
• Media and file sharing.
• Message history and archiving.
• Emoji support and rich text formatting.

Demo

For a video demonstration of the application, watch the WhatsApp Clone Demo on YouTube.

Technologies

• Frontend:
  • React
  • Redux for state management
  • Socket.io-client for real-time communication
  • Material-UI for styling
• Backend:
  • Node.js with Express.js
  • MongoDB for the database
  • Socket.io for real-time communication
  • Passport.js for authentication
• Deployment:
  • Heroku (backend)
  • Netlify (frontend)
  • MongoDB Atlas (database)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed on your local machine
• MongoDB Atlas account for the database
• Firebase account for file storage (optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/whatsapp-clone.git
cd whatsapp-clone