zphrs / chat-app

Chat APP

Mostly just a tech demo

check it out at https://zchats.glitch.me

Run it

Make sure to run npm install in the root directory!

To run the front end locally:

1. cd into chatApp
2. npm install
3. npm run dev

To run the back end locally:

1. cd into server
2. npm install
3. npm start

Get local front end to talk to local backend

1. find /chatApp/src/App.vue
2. find the line that says:

const db = new ChatDB("https://zchats-backend.glitch.me")

3. change it to be

const db = new ChatDB("http://localhost:5500")