boguscurry/peachat

Responsive privately hostable group chat and IM/instant message software on node.js

peaChat

Responsive, privately hostable chat and IM software on node.js and mysql

• Private instant messaging
• Group chat rooms
• Profile images
• Image uploads / inline media in chats
• Full sized image views on click
• User presence status for when a user is active vs not on the app
• Pluggable Identity for easier integration with existing communities

Layout created with bootstrap.

Live demo at https://chat.peachat.io

Typical setup:

• Have a MySQL instance handy
• git clone https://github.com/SlideWave/peaChat.git
• npm install
• Go to the pchat directory and edit config.js for your environment specifying your mysql credentials and if necessary the full local path to the upload directory (required when using certain init scripts)
• Run "node app.js setup" to initialize the database
• Start the app using an init script or "node bin/www"

Plans:

• CDN Image support