A simple, real-time chat app built with React and a WebSocket-based backend. Users can perform chat actions using the traditional /me ... command, or share images using /img ...URL....
- Clone this repository.
- In both the client and server folders, run
npm install. - In the server folder, run
npm start. - Open a new terminal and, in the client folder, run
npm startas well. - Navigate your browser to
localhost:3000. - Open more browser tabs or windows as needed to simulate multiple users.
- I'd love to have this app running on a public-facing platform like Heroku. I know how to deploy static sites, but (at the time of writing) it's a little beyond me for something like this.
- React
- Express
- Webpack
- Babel
- ESLint
- A number of plugins for the above libraries. See the client's package.json if you're genuinely curious.
- The flickering CRT effect was adapted from a post by Alec Lownes