verbinden

An easy to use responsive web chat module for small websites running on Node Express.

How it works

A user clicks the chat icon and sends a message. The message is emailed to you and the user is informed that you will soon respond.

You open the email and click the link to join the chat, and a window opens containing the id of the requested chat. You simply respond and the user sees the message.

Features

• Multiple, simultaneous chats
• Indicator showing when connected user is typing
• Audio notification when receiving messages
• Disconnected chat notification

Installation

$ git clone https://github.com/antibland/verbinden.git
$ cd verbinden
$ npm i

I'm using the gmail-send package to send email. For this to work, you'll need:

• A gmail address
• An application-specific password (instructions)
• A .env file which you'll manually create in the root directory, containing your gmail email address and application-specific password. It would look something like this:

EMAIL_USER=some_email@gmail.com
EMAIL_PASS=mmffeeghuzeegh
SITE_OWNER=Your name

.env file extensions are in the .gitignore, so that your credentials will never be uploaded and shared.

All ready to go!

$ npm start

Head over to http://localhost:3000/ and you should see the start page.

Support

• IE10+
• Safari
• Chrome
• Firefox