Chatter - Real-time Chat Application

A modern real-time chat application built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Upstash Redis.

Features

• Real-time messaging
• User authentication (email/password)
• Notifications system
• Responsive design
• Dark mode support
• Custom animations with GSAP

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16.8.0 or later
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

```bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/chatter.git cd chatter ```

2. Install dependencies:

```bash npm install

or

yarn ```

3. Set up environment variables:

Create a .env.local file in the root directory with the following variables:

``` UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL=your_upstash_redis_url UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN=your_upstash_redis_token ```

4. Run the development server:

```bash npm run dev

or

yarn dev ```

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Deployment

This project is ready to be deployed to Vercel:

Built With

• Next.js - React framework
• Tailwind CSS - CSS framework
• shadcn/ui - UI components
• GSAP - Animation library
• Upstash Redis - Serverless Redis for real-time features

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.