jordanirabor / multiplayer-game

This is the repository for the tutorial that teaches how to build a multiplayer game using Node and React. The application is secured by Auth0 and Pusher provides the realtime features.

A demo multiplayer game built with React

Installation instructions

1. Clone the project to your machine - git clone https://github.com/Jordanirabor/multiplayer-game
2. Create backend/.env and frontend/.env files and put in your environment variables.
3. Navigate into the project folder - cd multiplayer-game/
4. Navigate into the backend directory - cd backend/
5. Install backend dependencies - npm install
6. Start the Node server - node src/
7. Open a new terminal and navigate into the frontend directory from the project's root - cd frontend/
8. Install frontend dependencies - npm install
9. Start the React development server - npm start
10. Visit http://localhost:3000 on two different browser windows to see the application to play the game!

Built With

• Node
• Auth0
• Pusher