What’s included in chatify?

A feature-rich full-stack chat application with JWT authentication, real-time messaging via Socket.io, and a beautiful React interface styled with Tailwind CSS and DaisyUI.

Tech Stack

• 🔐 Custom JWT Authentication
• ⚡ Real-time Messaging via Socket.io
• 🟢 Online/Offline Presence Indicators
• 🔔 Notification & Typing Sounds
• 📨 Welcome Emails on Signup
• 🗂️ Image Uploads
• 🧰 REST API with Node.js & Express
• 🧱 MongoDB for Data Persistence
• 🚦 API Rate-Limiting powered by Arcjet
• 🎨 Beautiful UI with React, Tailwind CSS & DaisyUI

Features

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn or pnpm

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/bjornleonhenry/chatify.git
cd chatify

2. Install dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install
# or
pnpm install

3. Run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 to see the application.

Contributing

Contributions are welcomed, and appreciated. If you have a feature request, please add it as an issue or make a pull request.