React Chat is a real-time chat application built with React.js for the frontend and ChatEngine for the backend. It allows users to create accounts, log in, and engage in chat conversations with other users in real-time.
- User authentication: Create accounts, log in, and secure your chat experience.
- Real-time messaging: Engage in real-time chat conversations with other users.
These instructions will help you set up and run the project on your local machine. Make sure you have Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed.
Step 1: Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/anthonyytran/react-chat-2.git
Step 2: Navigate to project directory:
cd react-chat-2
Step 3: Install dependencies with
npm install
Step 4: Start the development server
npm start
Step 5: Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:3000.
Step 6: Choose any username and press 'Enter'
Step 7: Start chatting real-time!