###Steps to run the application from local

1. run "npm install"
2. run "node server.js"
3. open a browser with the following url : http://localhost:5000/. Login with a username.
4. open few instances of browser and listen to the same port and login using different usernames.

Steps to run the application from Heroku

[For log-in of Heroku, please refer to Heroku page]

Application shows how to deploy a node application in Heroku environment

1. Should have a Procfile

web: node server.js

2. The application should have a server.js file
3. The package.json file should have the following section:

{
  ...
  .....
  .......
  },
  "scripts": {
  "start": "node server.js"
   },
  "engines": {
    "node": "0.10.0",
    "npm": "1.3.x"
  }
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "https://github.com/AnirbanKundu/node-chat-app"
  }
}

git push heroku master Heroku will fetch the latest code from the mentioned GITHUB repo and deploy the app in their server.

###To launch app from Heroku heroku open To view a live version of the app, it can be found [here] (https://thawing-retreat-7908.herokuapp.com/)