MERN Stack Chat Application

This is a chat application built using the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) stack.

Getting Started

To run this application locally, follow the steps below:

1. Clone the repository by running the following command: git clone https://github.com/RAHUL956777/whatsapp.git

2. Change into the project directory: cd whatsapp

3. Start the server:

• Change to the server directory:

  cd server
  

• Install dependencies:

  npm install
  

• Start the server:

  npm start
  

4. Start the client:

• Change to the client directory:

  cd client
  

• Install dependencies:

  npm install
  

• Start the client:

  npm start
  

5. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the chat application.

Features

• Real-time chat functionality.
• User authentication and authorization.
• Chat room creation and joining.
• Message history and notifications.

Technologies Used

• MongoDB: A document-oriented database used for storing chat messages and user information.
• Express.js: A web application framework for building the server-side API.
• React.js: A JavaScript library for building the user interface.
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime environment used for running the server.
• Socket.IO: A library for enabling real-time, bidirectional communication between the server and clients.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.

Getting Started

First, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

You can start editing the page by modifying pages/index.js. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.

API routes can be accessed on http://localhost:3000/api/hello. This endpoint can be edited in pages/api/hello.js.

The pages/api directory is mapped to /api/*. Files in this directory are treated as API routes instead of React pages.

This project uses next/font to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.

Learn More

To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:

• Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
• Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.

You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!

Deploy on Vercel

The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.

Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.

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