chat-server

Chat server based on mongodb, Socket.IO and SSL. Provide a "rest-like" API interface to interract with the database (auth, account creation, ...) and a more classic socket-based message exchange protocol.

Prerequisite

NodeJS + NPM
OpenSSL (if using self-singed certificate)

Installation

Clone and install :

git clone https://github.com/tiphedor/chat-server.git
cd chat-server
npm install

Then, you'll need a private key and certificate. In production, a valid SSL cert is mandatory, in developement tho, a self-signed one is fine. You can create one using the following command :

openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -new -nodes -x509 -days 3650 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem

Configuration

The config is located in config.js :

module.exports = {
    'secret': 'That's secret.',
    'database': 'mongodb://localhost:27017/chat',
    'listenPort': 3000
};

secret: random, long string. This is use to encrypt tokens, so it should be kept - you guessed it - secret. (Todo: use keypair)
database: mongo URL to your database
listenPort: port socket.io should be listening to. Default is 3000

Running the server :

node index.js

And that's it !

Usage

@todo