Textly - Realtime Chat Application

Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React: For building a responsive and interactive user interface.
• Zustand: For state management.
• CSS Framework: Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI and Lucid-React.

Backend:

• Node.js/Express: For handling server-side logic.
• Socket.IO: For real-time communication.
• RESTful API: For user authentication and chat management.

Database:

• MongoDB: For storing user and chat data.

Setup .env file

MONGODB_URI =
PORT = 5001
JWT_SECRET =
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME =
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY =
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET =
NODE_ENV = development

Steps:

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/Volatile-Viv/textly

2. Install Dependencies:

   cd textly
   cd frontend
   npm install
   cd ../backend
   npm install

3. Run the backend server:

   npm run dev

4. Run the frontend server:

   cd ../frontend
   npm run dev

Contributing

Contributions to Textly are welcome! If you find any bugs or have suggestions for new features, please open an issue or submit a pull request. Before contributing, please review the contribution guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

For questions or inquiries about Textly, please contact creatorvivek18@gmail.com.