[Project Submission] ipfs-chat

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+## Project Name <!-- Add your project name here with format "Project Name"-->
+
+ipfs-chat
+
+## Category 
+
+<!--developer tooling, application, wallet, infrastructure, etc-->
+
+Application
+
+## Project Description
+<!--Describe your project in a few sentences. -->
+
+Real time, end-to-end encrypted, p2p messenger using go-IPFS-Pubsub. Allows private messaging & secure in-chat file/directory sharing. Server/broker-less (viz. no signaling/rendezvous server needed). Works over both LAN and internet (uses built-in NAT-traversal, if needed).
+
+## Use of IPFS, Filecoin and Libp2p
+<!-- Describe how your project uses any or all of these technologies, and why. -->
+
+Nodes discover peers primarily by querying the DHT for providers of a time-based rendezvous file. Every node also resolves the same libp2p-keys over IPNS-Pubsub to prime the swarm. Uses IPFS-Pubsub both for the chatroom and further peer discovery. Uses IPNS over Pubsub for peer authentication.
+
+## Project Status
+<!--brainstorming, fundraising, under development, beta, shipped, etc-->
+
+Beta.
+
+## Previews
+<!--Add some screenshots to give a preview of your product-->
+
+![ipfs-chat-screen](https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat/raw/main/screenshot.png)
+
+## Target Audience
+<!--Describe who will be your project's users-->
+
+Anyone who needs a demonstrably secure and anonymous p2p-chat and file-sharing app. IRC lovers might find this highly relatable. It's also easy to install for those who care about it.
+
+## Rough estimated user base (if applicable)
+<!--How many users do you have right now?-->
+
+There's no way to track the total number of current users. All that we know are the following stats. 
+
+As of Thu Nov 11 07:55:30 UTC 2021:
+
+- [GitHub stars](https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat/stargazers): 35
+- [GitHub forks](https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat/network/members): 3
+- Github clones (as obtained from GitHub Insights > Traffic) : 1197
+- Upvotes received in [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ipfs/comments/p6u8u1/terminalbased_secure_chatrooms_using_goipfs_cli/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3): 43
+- Views in [discuss.ipfs.io](https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/terminal-based-chat-app-using-go-ipfs-pubsub-no-rendezvous-server-needed/11888): 161 (and a ❤)
+
+## Github repo
+<!--Attach a link to your GitHub repo - open source is required - please make sure your repo has a license file and is licensed using MIT open source license! -->
+
+https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat
+
+## Website
+<!--Link your website if available-->
+
+<!--If you're applying for a Next Step grant, add the URL to your hackathon submission here also-->
+
+## Docs
+<!--Including a link to your project docs!-->
+
+https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat/blob/main/README.md
+
+## Team Info
+<!-- Introduce your amazing team - how many team members are working on this project and who are they?-->
+
+### Team Size  
+
+1
+
+### Team members  
+
+[Somajit Dey](https://github.com/SomajitDey)
+
+## How the community can engage
+* GitHub Discussion: <!--Start a discussion with the community here: https://github.com/ipfs/community/discussions/new and attach the link!-->  
+  1. https://github.com/ipfs/community/discussions/687 
+  2. https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat/discussions
+* Email:  
+* Slack:  
+* Twitter:  
+* Discord:  
+* Telegram:  
+* WeChat:  
+
+## How to Contribute
+<!--How can the community contribute to your project?-->
+
+https://github.com/SomajitDey/ipfs-chat#contribute