Kizuna Chat Application

Kizuna is a real-time chat application built with the PERN (PostgreSQL, Express, React, Node.js) stack. It enables seamless and secure communication between users using WebSockets and JWT authentication.

Live Demo

🔗 Kizuna Chat Application

Features

• User Authentication - Secure login and registration using JWT.
• Real-Time Chat - Instant messaging powered by Socket.io.
• Database Storage - Messages and user data are stored in PostgreSQL.
• Modern UI - Styled with Tailwind CSS and DaisyUI.
• Seamless Navigation - Implemented using React Router.
• API Requests - Managed with Axios.
• Toasts for Notifications - Integrated with React-Hot-Toast.
• Backend API - Built with Express.js and tested using Postman.
• CORS & Cookies - Managed with cors and cookie-parser for security and session management.

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React.js
• Tailwind CSS & DaisyUI
• React-Router-Dom
• Axios
• React-Hot-Toast

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Socket.io
• PostgreSQL
• JWT Authentication
• CORS & Cookie-Parser
• Postman (For API Testing)

🏗 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chat-application-kizuna.git
   cd chat-application-kizuna

2. Backend Setup

   cd backend
   npm install
   npm run dev

3. Frontend Setup

   cd frontend
   npm install
   npm run dev

4. Environment Variables Create a .env file in the backend directory and add:

   PORT=5000
   SECRET_KEY=                                 
   NODE_ENV=development
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=                        
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
   DATABASE_URL=

Contact

For queries, reach out to me:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sahil-saw
• Email: sahilsaw23@gmail.com
• GitHub: github.com/Sahilsaw

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