A realtime chat app with NodeJS, ReactJS, and ChatEngine.io

Running the Node.js Server Locally

Make sure you have an up-to-date version of Node.js installed on your system. If you don't have Node.js installed, you can install it from here.

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/luomi16/chatapp.git

2. cd chatapp/backend

3. Install the server dependencies

   npm install

4. Start the server

   node start

5. Open a browser and access: http://localhost:3001

Running React Locally

1. cd ../frontend

2. Install the server dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the server

   npm run dev