A live chat web application.
sodaChat is a fullstack web application built with JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Express.js for the frontend, and Java, Maven, Spark, WebSocket, and MongoDB for the backend. It features a full login and auth system to sign in or create accounts, live messaging, and a like button. It's deployed on an AWS EC2 instance, hosted on a domain from Google Domains, and SSL certified with LetsEncrypt.
Utilizes DTO and DAO design patterns.
# open backend folder in an ide such as intellij idea and build/run server main
# start local mongodb service
# cd into frontend folder in terminal and install node modules
npm i
# run frontend servers with pm2
pm2 start server.js wsServer.js
# now running on localhost