Real-time text-based chat app using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js, Socket.io,JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

• Real-time messaging
  
• User authentication
  
• Group chat
  
• Private chat
  
• Emoji Support
  
• Integrate canvas
  
• Customize user profile
  

1. Clone the repo
2. Navigate to the directory
3. Install dependencies npm install
4. Set up environment variable

   • Create a .env file in client and server

   • Define the following variables in client .env REACT_APP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3001
REACT_APP_fetchURL=http://localhost:3001/room
REACT_APP_SIGNUP_URL = http://localhost:3001/auth/signup
REACT_APP_LOGIN_URL = http://localhost:3001/auth/login
     

   • Define the following variables in server .env MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
     

5. Start the server
   npm run both to run both client and server simultaneously