CHAT.IO

Chat.IO is a real-time web chat app. It uses socket.io for real-time, bidirectional communication with clients and the server. It is written using the MEAN stack of technologies.

Features

• Create user accounts and store the details in the database for verifying logins.
• Create chat rooms and the ability to join created rooms.
• Send text messages and emojis in a chat-room.
• All the chats are backed-up in the database.
• The chat history of room can be cleared within a room by a user.
• The user can leave any room at any time and join another or just logout.
• The user can see his/her profile information on a dedicated Profile page. On this page, the user can update his/her profile picture and/or password. Also, he can delete his account.
• When in a room, the user can see other users currently in the room and gets a notification when any user leaves or a new user joins the room.

Setup

1. use git clone https://github.com/lakshay-angrish/socket.io-chat to clone this repository.
2. cd into that directory and run npm install. This will install all dependencies.
3. run sudo systemctl start mongodb to activate the database.
4. run nodemon server.js to run the node.js server to listen for requests.
5. navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view the website.