C# SignalR Real-Time Chat

This is a real-time chat application built using the core concepts of C# ASP.NET Core and SignalR.

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Technologies Used

• .NET (C#): For the web server and backend logic.

• SignalR: The core library for handling real-time communication between the server and clients.

• ASP.NET Core: The web framework used to host the SignalR hub.

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript: For the client-side chat interface.

• Tailwind CSS: Used CDN for styling.

How to Run This Project

1. Run the Server

• You must have atleast .NET 8 SDK installed.

• Navigate to the server project directory

cd SignalRChatServer

• Run the server

dotnet run

• The server will start, check the the localhost URL

2. Run the Client

• Make sure the server is running.

• In the 'index.html' file, check the hubUrl variable and ensure the port number matches the one your server is running on.

• Open the 'index.html' file a web browser.

• Open a second 'index.html' in another browser window to chat.