MERN Stack Project:A Real Time Chat App | JWT, Socket.io

Welcome to the Chat App! This repository contains the code for both the client and server components of a simple chat application.

Some Features:

• 🌟 Tech stack: MERN + Socket.io + TailwindCSS + Daisy UI
• 🎃 Authentication && Authorization with JWT
• 👾 Real-time messaging with Socket.io
• 🚀 Online user status (Socket.io and React Context)
• 👌 Global state management with Zustand
• 🐞 Error handling both on the server and on the client
• ⏳ And much more!

Flow of website

Getting Started

Follow the instructions below to set up and run the Chat App locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Setup .env file

PORT=...
MONGO_DB_URI=...
JWT_SECRET=...
NODE_ENV=...

Build the app

npm run build

Start the app

npm start