sajjadmrx/blue-chat

A Real Time Chat Application built using Node.js, Express, Mongoose, Socket.io, Passport

Project Title

A brief description of what this project does and who it's for

blue Chat

A Real Time Chat Application built using Node.js, Express, Mongoose, Socket.io, Passport

Index

• Demo
• Features
• Installation
• Screenshots

Demo

Check Demo (coming Soon 🎈)

Features

• Uses Express as the application Framework.
• Manages Sessions using express-session package.
• Authenticates via Gooogle using Passport.
• Real-time communication between a client and a server using Socket.io.
• Uses MongoDB, Mongoose and MongoLab(mLab) for storing and querying data.
• Stores session in a MongoDB using connect-mongo; a MongoDB-based session store.

Installation

Running Locally

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed.

1. Clone or Download the repository

   $ git clone https://github.com/sajjadmrx/blue-chat.git
   $ cd blue-chat
   

2. Install Dependencies

   $ npm install
   

3. configure .env file

       MONGODB_URI = mongodb://localhost:27017/blueChat
       GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID = 1111111-xxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com
       GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
       GOOGLE_CALLBACK_URL = http://localhost:4000/auth/callbacks/google
   

4. Start the application

   $ npm start
   

Your app should now be running on localhost:4000.

Screenshots

login wiht Google

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