Chat App

Description

This is a Chat App built using Node.js and Express.js at the Backend and the React.js at the Frontend. It uses Socket.io for the Real Time Communication between the client and the server. At the home page, users need to enter their name and the name of the Chat Room in which they want to enter. After that they can start chatting in that room.

Steps to Run the Project

Server Side

• Install nodemon package globally using this code.

  npm i -g nodemon
  

• Install the dependencies.

  npm i 
  

• Start the server using the below code.

  nodemon index
  

Client Side

• Run the following command on the Client Folder

  npm i
  

  This will install all the dependencies of the client side.
• Start the Client side using the following command

  npm start