Installation

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Iryna V-N edited this page Jul 2, 2024 · 4 revisions

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js
npm
MongoDB

Steps

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Iryna-Vyshniak/real-time-chat-app.git
cd real-time-chat-app

Install dependencies
```
npm install
cd frontend
npm install
```
Create .env file in the backend directory with the necessary environment variables

PORT=5000
DB_HOST=your_mongo_uri
NODE_ENV=development
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_SECRET_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_secret

Start the development server:
```
npm run server
cd frontend
npm run dev
```
Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000

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