divyanshjain122/chatapp-backend

Chat App Backend

This is the backend code for the Chat App. It provides the server-side functionality for the chat application.

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Real-time messaging using WebSockets
• Persistent storage of chat messages
• User management (create, update, delete)
• Chat room management (create, join, leave)

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Socket.io
• MongoDB (or any other database of your choice)

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository: git clone <repository-url>
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Configure the environment variables: MONGO_URI,JWT_SECRET,ADMIN_SECRET_KEY,NODE_ENV = DEVELOPMENT,CLIENT_URL,CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME,CLOUDINARY_API_KEY,CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET
4. Start the server: npm start

Configuration

The following environment variables need to be configured:

• CLIENT_URL: The URL on which the client will run
• MONGO_URI: The URI for connecting to the MongoDB database
• JWT_SECRET: The secret key used for JWT authentication
• ADMIN_SECRET_KEY: The secret key used for Admin Dashboard
• NODE_ENV: Set to either 'development', 'production', or 'test' to indicate the current environment. This can be used for configuration changes based on the environment.
• CLOUDINARY_API_KEY:Your Cloudinary API key
• CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME:our Cloudinary cloud name
• CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET: Your Cloudinary API secret