ChatApp

public Folder Purpose

public folder contains front end css/html/js

utils Folder Purpose

utils folder contains js files related to formatting chat msgs and processing user/room details

server.js file

the server.js file contains backend work related to our project

Libraries used:

• node.js
• express
• socket.io
• moment

IDE used:

VS Code

Steps to Import project into IDE:

Use the git clone https://github.com/JoshLikesToCode/chatApp.git in terminal

Steps to Build & Run your Project:

Once project has been properly cloned, launch your IDE of choice and load the project. In your IDE terminal, type in the command: 'npm run dev' and nodemon will launch the server. Then navigate to localhost:3000 to interact with the application.

If you're running from ubuntu/linux, you may need to run the command: 'npm rebuild' before 'npm run dev'