Nodechat is an instant messaging web app designed to let users begin chatting instantly with no registration necessary. The app offers search, inbox and recent conversation functionality to make it easy to find new users to chat with and keep track of conversations they already have.
The app is written in JavaScript, with the backend using Node.js and the frontend using AngularJS. Message-sending functionality is handled by Socket.IO both on the frontend and backend.
Prerequisite: Git must be installed on the host machine.
- Checkout the source
git checkout https://github.com/nathansj97/nodechat.git- Install Node.js & npm
pacman -S node npm- Install npm dependencies
In the source directory:
npm install- Launch the software
node server.js- Navigate to the app in a browser
In a web browser, navigate to your local ip address at port 3000.
For example:
192.168.1.1:3000