briankabiro / ChatApp

Chat app built with Socket IO

ChatApp

Chat app built with Socket IO The app supports multiple users.

Requirements

• Node JS
• Npm
• Yarn(optional)

Setting up the project

1. Clone the repository and cd into the repo

2. Run yarn install or npm install to install the dependencies

3. Run node index.js

4. navigate to localhost:5000 to view the app

5. Type a message and hit send. Voila!

6. hint: Opening the url on a new tab and entering a message with make it visible to all users

Todo

• add usernames next to messages
• improve UI (remove specific reference)