sunilsaini87 / QuickChat-frontend

QuickChat

QuickChat is a full stack chat application that allows users to communicate in real-time. The application is built using modern web technologies including React, Node.js, Express, and Socket.io.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Real-time messaging
• User authentication and authorization
• Responsive UI
• Multiple chat rooms
• Direct messages
• Emoji support
• Notification alerts

Tech Stack

Frontend

• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Material UI: A popular React UI framework.
• Emotion: A performant and flexible CSS-in-JS library.
• Socket.io-client: For real-time bidirectional event-based communication.

Backend

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
• Express: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing chat messages and user information.
• Socket.io: Enables real-time bidirectional communication between web clients and servers.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (>= 14.x)
• MongoDB (or any other database)
• Git

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/sunilsaini87/quickchat.git
cd quickchat