Swift Chat App

Welcome to the Chat App! This repository contains the code for both the client and server components of a simple chat application.

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Getting Started

Follow the instructions below to set up and run the Chat App locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tanpreetjolly/swift-chat-app.git

2. Navigate to the project root:

   cd swift-chat-app

3. Install dependencies for the client:

   cd frontend
   npm install

4. Install dependencies for the server:

   cd ../server
   npm install

Running the App

1. Start the frontend (frontend):

   cd frontend
   npm run dev

   This will launch the client application, and you can access it in your web browser at http://localhost:5173.

2. Start the server (backend):

   cd server
   npm run start

   The server will be running at http://localhost:4000.

Sample Environment File

Create a .env file in the server folder with the following content:

DB=""
JWTPRIVATEKEY = 
SALT = 
PORT = 4000
BASE_URL = "http://localhost:5173"
HOST=
SERVICE=
EMAIL_PORT=587
SECURE= true
SMTP_USER=""
SMTP_PASS=""
NODE_ENV=development

Snapshots

Here are some snapshots of the project: