CHAT APPLICATION

Highlights:

• Real-time Messaging (Socket.io)
• JWT Authentication & User Presence
• Notifications & Typing Sounds
• Email Integration (Resend)
• Image Uploads (Cloudinary)
• Rate Limiting (Arcjet)
• React + Tailwind + DaisyUI Frontend
• Node.js + Express + MongoDB Backend
• Zustand State Management

env Setup

Backend

PORT=3001
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_uri_here

NODE_ENV=development

JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

RESEND_API_KEY=your_resend_api_key
EMAIL_FROM=your_email_from_address
EMAIL_FROM_NAME=your_email_from_name

CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:5173

CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret

ARCJET_KEY=your_arcjet_key
ARCJET_ENV=development

Running the project:

• Backend

  cd backend
  npm i
  npm run dev

• Frontend

  cd frontend
  npm i
  npm run dev