QuickChat 💬

QuickChat is a real-time chat application built with the MERN Stack and Socket.io, allowing users to send and receive instant messages with a smooth, responsive UI.

🌐 Live Demo: QuickChat

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 User Authentication (JWT based login & signup)
• 💬 Real-time one-to-one messaging (Socket.io)
• 🔄 Online/offline user status
• 👤 Profile picture upload using Cloudinary
• 🔒 Secure password hashing with bcrypt
• 📱 Fully responsive design (TailwindCSS)
• 🎉 Toast notifications for better UX

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Client (Frontend)

• React 19
• React Router DOM 7
• TailwindCSS
• Axios
• Socket.io-client
• React Hot Toast
• React Icons

Server (Backend)

• Node.js / Express 5
• MongoDB & Mongoose
• Socket.io
• JWT (jsonwebtoken)
• bcryptjs
• Cloudinary
• dotenv
• CORS

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