ChatRoom Application

Web App | Back-end Repository

A real-time chat application developed using the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) stack and Socket.IO. The application allows users to engage in real-time messaging, featuring a sidebar that displays new messages in conversations not currently being viewed, and a chat section that presents a sorted list of messages and a textarea for entering new messages.

Front-end

Technologies Used

• React
• React Router Dom
• Axios
• Bootstrap
• React Toastify
• Socket.IO Client

Installation

To run the front-end locally:

1. Clone the repository: git clone [front-end-repo-url]
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd [front-end-folder]
3. Install the dependencies: npm install
4. Start the development server: npm start

Back-end

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Socket.IO
• MongoDB (via Mongoose)
• Bcrypt
• Cookie Parser
• Cors
• Date-fns
• Dotenv
• Jsonwebtoken

Installation

To run the back-end locally:

1. Clone the repository: git clone [back-end-repo-url]
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd [back-end-folder]
3. Install the dependencies: npm install
4. Set up the environment variables in a .env file.
5. Start the server: npm start

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.