A real-time web application built on Node.js

A real-time web application built on Node.js. The application is a simple chat application used to explore socket.io. Communication runs over websockets. You can see a live example of the application at shrouded-caverns-20282.herokuapp.com.

How to run it

Execute the following commands in a terminal window:

1. git clone https://github.com/nickrttn/real-time-web.git
2. cd real-time-web && touch .env
3. Open .env and define the port you want to listen on: PORT=3000. 3000 is just a suggestion.
4. npm install
5. npm run build
6. npm run start

The application is now running on localhost:PORT.

License

MIT © Nick Rutten