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MERN Chat App

This is a MERN chat app inspired by Facebook Messenger. It is built with the following technologies:

  • Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS
  • Backend: Express.js, MongoDB
  • State management: Redux
  • Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
  • Real-time chat: WebSockets
  • Google Captcha: To prevent bots from creating accounts

Features

  • Real-time chat
  • One-on-one chats
  • Google Captcha to prevent bots from creating accounts

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/mern-chat-app.git
  1. Install the dependencies:
cd mern-chat-app
npm install
  1. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following environment variables:
PORT = 7000
FRONTEND = http://localhost:5173
MONGO_URI = 'mongodb+srv://username:[email protected]/db_name'
JWT_SECRET = 'dsvdsks35345243424325234SKJDHSJFGFFS'
  1. Run the app:
npm run dev
  1. Open the app in your browser at http://localhost:5173

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are warmly welcome.

Credits

This project was developed solely by Ayoub Amer.

Contact

Please feel free to contact me if there's any issue or for more information.