FlaskChat

One-to-one private chat using Vue.js, Flask and SocketIO

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• Node.js version 8.9 or above
• Vue cli
• socketio
• PostgreSQL

Setting up the project to run on a local machine

First, clone this repository to your local machine:

$ git clone https://github.com/Onroe/FlaskChat.git

Running the App

##Extract the files

• Using your python terminal, navigate into the - api folder to install dependencies:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

• Create database tables from database.py

$python
$from database import init_db
$init_db()

• Run the api:

$ flask run

####Run the frontend -Open a new nodejs terminal window, then navigate to the frontend folder:

Install dependencies:

$npm install

Then run the app:

$ npm run serve

-Check the URL - http://localhost:8080/login. to create an account and start chatting