Fastify Chat Server 💬

Fastify Chat Server provides a simple yet blazing fast file browser UI for viewing and downloading local files within the working directory where you run it.

Built using:

• Fastify - HTTP Server
• Vue JS - UI Markup
• Tailwind CSS - UI Styles
• Axios - Client HTTP Requests
• Remix Icon - Icons

Open source notice

This project is part of the Open Collective project Simply Hexagonal and is open to updates by its users, we ensure that PRs are relevant to the community. In other words, if you find a bug or want a new feature, please help us by becoming one of the contributors ✌️ ! See the contributing section.

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Features

• Lightweight 🪶
• Self-contained 📦
• Simple and fast UI ✨
• Light and Dark theme 🌗
• Ability to secure chat rooms with password 🔒
• Ability to store chat history 💾
• GIF support through Giphy API 🎞️
• Mobile friendly UI 📱

Usage

Using NPX:

npx @simplyhexagonal/fastify-chat-server

Installing globally:

npm i --global @simplyhexagonal/fastify-chat-server

fastify-chat-server

Optionally you can set other options using CLI arguments:

Options:
      --version        Show version number                             [boolean]
      --port           Port number to listen on         [number] [default: 3000]
      --host           Host name to bind to (use '0.0.0.0' to expose to the netw
                       ork)                      [string] [default: "127.0.0.1"]
      --store          Store chat messages in chats.json
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
      --giphy-api-key  Giphy API key (https://developers.giphy.com/docs/api/)
                                                          [string] [default: ""]
  -h, --help           Show help                                       [boolean]

And environment variables via export command or .env file:

GIPHY_API_KEY=e2aBcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsT1234567890
STORE_CHAT=true

Contributing

Yes, thank you! This plugin is community-driven, most of its features are from different authors. Please update the docs and tests and add your name to the package.json file.

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

🚧 💻 📖 ⚠️

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License

Copyright (c) 2023-Present Fastify Chat Server Contributors.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

For your convenience, here is a list of all the licenses of this package's dependencies:

• Apache-2.0
• MIT
• ISC
• BSD-3-Clause
• BSD-2-Clause