naveen-g09 / chat-app-using-websocket

🚀 Secret Chat

Welcome to Secret Chat! This is a real-time chat application built with the power of React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend, leveraging the Socket.io package for seamless web-socket connections. 🎉

🧠 Project Purpose

The main goal of this project is to delve deep into the world of real-time communication by creating a chat application. This project helped me understand how websockets work and how to integrate them into a full-stack application. 📚

🛠️ Getting Started

Follow these steps to get the application up and running on your local machine:

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/naveen-g09/secret-chat.git

2. Setting Up the Backend

Navigate into the server directory and install the necessary dependencies:

cd secret-chat/server
npm install
npm start

Your backend server should now be running. 🌐

3. Setting Up the Frontend

Navigate back to the root directory and then into the client directory to set up the frontend:

cd ../client
npm install
npm start

Your frontend should now be running. 🖥️

4. Running the Application

Open your web browser and go to:

http://localhost:3000

To test the real-time communication, open the application in another browser window or tab, and enjoy chatting! 💬

🙌 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and contribute by submitting a pull request. Let's build something amazing together! 🚀

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Happy chatting! 🗨️✨