Simple chat web app

Simple chat application using React, node.js (express) and socket.io.

Prerequisites

Install Node.JS

Run instructions

1. Clone repo. Open a terminal to project location

2. Navigate to the folder in a terminal window and run the following

npm install
npm run start

3. Open another terminal window and navigate to the backend/ folder

4. Run the following command

cd backend/
node app.js

5. Navigate to http://localhost:3000/, or the URL found on the first terminal window