shivamchhapola / roundtable-chat

A Discord like chat website / web app built using React.js, MongoDB, Express.js, Node.js, Vite, Tailwind CSS, and Daisy UI.

Roundtable Chat 🌐

Warning This project is still in development and is not ready for production use.

Welcome to Roundtable Chat, a Discord like chat website / web app built using React.js, MongoDB, Express.js, Node.js, Vite, Tailwind CSS, and Daisy UI. It provides users with a platform to engage in conversations, create chat rooms, and connect with others in a seamless and interactive way.

🚀 Features

• Real-time chat functionality(working on it 😢)
• User authentication with JWT and registration 🔒
• Group chat and personal chat👥
• Multiple Chatrooms for a single group chat 🏰
• Member Roles for Group chats 💬
• More features coming soon.....💻

📚 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/shivamchhapola/roundtable-chat.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd roundtable-chat

3. Install the dependencies using npm or yarn:

npm install

4. Configure the environment variables: Rename the .env.example file to .env. Update the necessary environment variables like MongoDB connection string and JWT secret.

5. Start the development server:

npm run dev

6. Open your browser and visit http://localhost: (whatever port, see your terminal) to see the Roundtable Chat application.

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Vite + React.js ⚛️
• MongoDB 🗃️
• Express.js 🖥️
• Node.js 🌐
• Tailwind CSS 🎨
• Daisy UI 🎨

💡 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, improvements, or bug fixes, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

⬛ Screenshots

(will be adding them later)

roundtable-chat's Issues

Can not find .env.example file

There is no such file as .env.example. Can you please help by providing the values to be put in the file?