chatApp

ChatApp is a project that we started to get familiar with Websockets and their implementation with Socket.IO.

The chatApp is hosted using Heroku at - https://chatapp-420.herokuapp.com

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For guidelines on how to contribute, check out CONTRIBUTING.md

How to set up to contribute to the project

It is recommended that you install and use Git Bash for commands in the following instructions.
In order to succesfully run the project on your local system, you will need to set up MongoDB on your system too. Instructions are given below.

Downloading the Project

1. Fork the GitHub repository.
   

2. Copy and clone your fork's URL using the git clone [URL] command.
   Copy -
   
   Clone -
   

3. Change your directory to reach chatApp folder using cd chatApp

4. Install the required Node.js modules by running npm install (make sure you have Node.js installed on your system)
   

5. Run the project by writing node index.js and visiting localhost:8080 on your browser.

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Open the folder in your choice of editor to edit and make changes to the project.