irfansalim / mern-chat-application

Mern-Chat-Application

Introduction

This is a chat application built using the MERN stack. It allows users to communicate with each other in real-time.

Installation

To get the app into your local environment, follow these steps:

1. Clone the project.
2. Navigate to the Mern-Chat-Application directory.
3. Run the command npm i.
4. Navigate to the frontend directory.
5. Run the command npm i.

Usage

To start the project, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the frontend directory.
2. Run the command npm start.
3. Navigate to the backend directory.
4. Run the command node server.js or nodemon server.js.
5. Don't forget to add your MongoDB URI in the .env file in the backend directory.

Now you can use the chat application in your local environment.

Features

The following features are present in this chat application:

• Personal Chat
• Group Chat
• Dark Mode Feature
• Video Call
• Disappearing Message (Message Disappears after 24 hours)
• Scheduling Message
• Sending Various types of Attachments like video, image, audio, txt file, docx file and more
• Downloading the chats as txt file
• Profile View
• Profile Update
• Search User on their name, email, and more

Contribution Guideline

• Any contributions you make for this project are greatly appreciated.
• The open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create.
• Check out our contribution guidelines for more information.