arpita221b / chatapp

chatApp

ChatApp is a project that we started to get familiar with Websockets and their implementation with Socket.IO.

The chatApp is hosted using Heroku at - https://chatapp-420.herokuapp.com

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For guidelines on how to contribute, check out CONTRIBUTING.md

How to set up to contribute to the project

It is recommended that you install and use Git Bash for commands in the following instructions.

1. Fork the GitHub repository.

2. Copy and clone your fork's URL using the git clone [URL] command.
   Copy -
   
   Clone -
   

3. Change your directory to reach chatApp folder using cd chatApp

4. Install the required Node.js modules by running npm install (make sure you have Node.js installed on your system)

5. After having installed the required Node.js modules, to finally run the project on your system, run the command node index.js in the chatApp directory in Git Bash.
   
   this signifies that the project is running.

6. In your browser, open the URL localhost:8080 from the address bar to see the chatApp in its glory.
   

Open the folder in your choice of editor to edit and make changes to the project.