💬 Real-Time Chat Application

A real-time chat web application built with React.js on the frontend and Node.js + Express + Socket.IO on the backend. Users can join chat room and communicate instantly via WebSockets.

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📁 Project Structure

Real-Time-Chat-Application/
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├── client/         # React frontend
└── server/         # Express backend with Socket.IO

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

✅ Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or above recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

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🔧 Backend Setup (server/)

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the server/ directory:

   cd server

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npm run dev

   The backend server should run on http://localhost:5000 (or whichever port is defined in your app.js).

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📥 Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Rohit-rk07/Real-Time-Chat-Application.git
cd Real-Time-Chat-Application

🎨 Frontend Setup (client/)

1. Open another terminal and navigate to the client/ directory:

   cd client

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

   The frontend should now run at http://localhost:5173 by default.

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🌐 Usage

• Go to the frontend URL (e.g., http://localhost:5173).
• Enter a unique id ,name and password.
• Start chatting in real-time with others!

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👤 Author

Rohit – GitHub