A chat application built with web sockets

How to start the app

1. Clone the repository and install the backend:

$ npm install

2. Rename the .env.example file into .env and add a secret key (just a random string) for the APP_SECRET variable inside this file

3. Start the backend app:

$ npm start

4. In another terminal, go in the frontend directory to install the dependencies for the frontend of the chat app:

$ cd frontend
$ npm install

5. Start the frontend app:

$ npm start

6. Go to http://localhost:3000 and have fun