reenekt / laravel-chat

Chat app build on Laravel framework using Socket.IO and Laravel Echo

ReeNekt/laravel-chat

Simple chat application based on Laravel framework, Laravel Echo Server and Socket.IO

Installing

1. Clone this repository git clone https://github.com/ReeNekt/laravel-chat.git <project folder>
2. Install redis server sudo apt install redis-server
3. Change to the project directory cd <project folder>
4. Install composer dependencies composer install
5. Install npm modules Using NPM: npm install Using yarn: yarn
6. Copy .env.example to .env and edit if you need
7. If you haven't installed Laravel Echo Server use sudo npm install -g laravel-echo-server
8. Init Laravel Echo: laravel-echo-server init

• Options
  • development mode - yes (Recommended)
  • port 6001 (default) (Recommended)
  • database - redis (Necessarily)
  • host - localhost (default) (Recommended)
  • HTTP/HTTPS - HTTP (Recommended)
  • HTTP API - no
  • cross domain access - no

You always can edit this options in config file. If you select a port other than 6001, change the line in the resources / js / bootstrap.js file and then use npm run dev

window.Echo = new Echo({
    broadcaster: 'socket.io',
    host: window.location.hostname + ':6001' //change 6001 to your chosen port
});

9. Start Laravel Echo Server and Laravel Queue laravel-echo-server start php artisan queue:work

Checklist

• Public chat (works with two and more browser windows, without authorization)
• Private chats

If you have problem, try this command in <froject folder>: php artisan config:cache