WebChat Node/React Application

Web chat application using ReactJS, Node.js and socket.io

Installation Guide

Requirements

• Nodejs
• Mongodb

For Backend

Create a file for environment variables:

cd server
vi .env

Add the following changing with your own configuration with a valid mongodb server:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URL="mongodb://localhost:27017/chat"

Install packages

npm install

Make sure mongodb is running in background. For start the server:

npm run start

For run the tests:

npm run test

For Frontend

Create a file for environment variables:

cd client
vi .env

Add the following chaging with your own configuration:

REACT_APP_LOCALHOST_KEY="chat-app-current-user-2"
REACT_APP_AVATAR_API="https://api.multiavatar.com/4645646"

Install packages

npm install

Open another terminal in folder, Also make sure mongodb is running in background.

npm run start