Full Stack Chat Application

Welcome to the Full Stack Chat Application! This project provides a simple yet powerful messaging system with backend and frontend components.

Features

• Create conversations between users
• Send and receive messages in real-time
• Delete conversations and messages

Technologies Used

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Prisma ORM
  • PostgreSQL
  • Socket.io (for real-time messaging)

• Frontend:

  • React.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Daisy UI
  • Socket.io (for real-time updates)

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Node.js installed
• PostgreSQL database set up
• Prisma CLI installed globally (npm install -g prisma)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone git@github.com:ilham-saleh/full-stack-project.git

Insatallation

1. cd full-stack-chat-app

2. cd backend npm install
cd frontend npm install

3. Set up your environment variables:

Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following content: DATABASE_URL="your_postgresql_database_url_here"

Replace "your_postgresql_database_url_here" with the actual URL of your PostgreSQL database.

4. Migrate and seed the database: cd backend npx prisma migrate dev --name init npx prisma db seed --preview-feature

Usage

1. cd backend npm start

2. cd frontend npm start

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the project, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature: git checkout -b feature-name.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'.
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name.
5. Submit a pull request.