README.md

🌐 ChatSphere - Real-time Chat Application

Welcome to ChatSphere! 🎉 This is a real-time chat application built using Sockets.io for live messaging, React for the frontend, and Node.js & Express for the backend. 🚀

✨ Features

• 🔥 Real-time Messaging: Instant communication with your friends and teams.

• 🧑‍💻 User Authentication: Includes Register and Login functionality to manage users.

• 🖼️ Set Avatar: Users can personalize their profile by setting a unique avatar during registration.

• 🔒 Logout Feature: Easily log out when you're done chatting, ensuring your account is secure.

• 🛠️ Scalable Backend: Powered by Node.js and Express for fast, scalable service.

• 📱 Responsive Design: Seamless chat experience across all devices.

🖥️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js ⚛️
• Backend: Node.js with Express.js ⚙️
• Real-time Communication: Socket.io 🟢
• Styling: CSS / Styled Components 🎨
• Database: MongoDB🗄️

📸 Screenshots

Here's a sneak peek of ChatSphere in action:

Figure 1: Chat Page of ChatSphere

Figure 2: Login Page of ChatSphere

Figure 3: Register Page of ChatSphere

ChatSphere

Demo Video:

chatsphere.mp4

Check live:- https://chat-sphere-silk.vercel.app/

🚀 Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get a copy of ChatSphere up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chatsphere.git
   cd chatsphere

2. Install dependencies for the backend:

   cd server
   npm install
   

3. Install dependencies for the frontend:

   cd public
   npm install
   

4. ⚙️ Running the Application
   Open 2 terminals for better accessibility
   

   For frontend:
   

   Go to the public folder and type yarn start to start the frontend
   

   For backend:
   

   Go to the server folder and type nodemon index.js to start the backend
   

   For socket server:
   

   Ensure your socket server is running alongside the backend.

🌍 Environment Variables:-

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables in a .env file in the server directory:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_db_connection_string

✉️ Contact:-

GitHub: Ananta2545
Email: [email protected]

Thanks for visiting chatsphere!!.. 🥰🥰