sundalik/react-chat

Chat app made with React and Node.js

React Chat

This little application is my first experience with React and Node.js.
It's a chat for 2 users. You get a link for a new chat room whenever you open the app and don't join any existing chat room. Anyone can use that link to join your chat room but only if the room has <= 2 active users at the moment.

How to run

Development

• Go to node-backend folder and run npm start to start the Node.js server
• Go to react-frontend folder and run npm start to start the React development server
• Go to localhost:3000 in your browser and chat with yourself!
• You can edit your react app in real time and it will change in browser

Production

• Go to react-frontend folder and run npm run build to create an optimized React build
• Go to node-backend folder and run npm start to start the Node.js server
• The application will be available at localhost:8000. Optimized React build will be directly served from the Node.js server

Screenshots