klack
A basic messaging service written with NodeJS+Express, with a web client using the Fetch API.
Step one
Clone it to your machine.
Step two
Install the dependencies (Express) by running:
npm install
Step three
Find your IP address on the local network. On OS X, you may be able to do this by running:
ifconfig | grep inet
which should yield a line of output like:
inet 192.168.1.106 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
OR by opening the network preferences dialog and looking for the message "Wi-Fi is connected to and has the IP address 192.168.1.106."
Step four
Run the app with the command:
node app
Step five
Connect to http://your.IP.address.here:3000/ from your web browser AND from your friends and neighbors browsers! This is a multiuser messaging app, the more the merrier. Enter a nickname at the prompt upon loading the page.
