code-wizard91 / Secure-Chat-ReactJs-Node-Express

This chat app is built using React Js on the front end and Node Js and Express on the backend. The application features a fully secure real-time chat utlising Socket.io. I have also Dockerized the application and have deployed the app to a autoscaling kubernetes cluster

React Js Chat Applicattion | With a NodeJs/Express/Socket.io Backend API

About:

Chat app built using React (React on the frontend) and NodeJS/Express/Socket.io Backend.

Users are able to join a chat room and message other users in real-time.

Tech Stack:

• React
• React Router 4
• Moment JS
• SASS
• NodeJS/Express
• SOCKET.IO

Screenshot

How to run the app

Before proceeding, please ensure you have the following software installed on your computer.

• Docker
• Docker-compose
• Git

Useful links

• Download Git CLT - Windows: https://git-scm.com/download/windows Mac: https://git-scm.com/download/mac

Install Docker on Linux

• curl https://get.docker.com | sudo bash

Add yourself to the docker group

• sudo usermod -aG docker $(whoami)

Install Docker-Compose

Download Curl

• sudo apt install -y curl jq

Set version to download (latest)

• version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/docker/compose/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')

Download to /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

• sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${version}/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Make the file executable

• sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Getting started

Download & Install Dependencies on your machine

• Clone the repo to your machine
• Run " docker-compose up -d " from inside root directory of the project

Your app should be running on: http://localhost:3000