Chat Web Application using MERN + Socket.io

Realtime chat mini-application using Socket.io as the websocket, React as the frontend, Node as the backend, and MongoDB as the database.

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3L-1Gw05ZQ

Setup instructions

1. Clone this repo git clone https://github.com/notakamihe/Chat-Web-App-React-Node-Socket.io.git chat-app and open it in a code editor.
2. Open a new terminal in the root directory. Run cd backend, then npm install, then npm start.
3. Open another terminal and run cd frontend, then npm install, then npm start.