OpenChatRoulette

Free, Open-source Chat for a conversation with a random interlocutor. The WebRTC technology is used, which performs a peer-to-peer connection.

How to install

1. clone https://github.com/andchir/openchatroulette.git
2. Open and edit configuration files: ".env" and "openchatroulette/src/environments/environment.prod.ts".
3. Back up your env files: cp .env .env_copy, cp openchatroulette/src/environments/environment.prod.ts openchatroulette/src/environments/environment.prod.ts_copy.
4. Install dependencies: cd openchatroulette -> npm install -> cd openchatroulette -> npm install.
5. Build static production files (html, css, js): npm run build.
6. Return to root folder: cd ... Download and unpack MaxMind's "GeoLite2-Country_xxx.tar.gz" to "geoip" folder.
7. Install process manager for NodeJS: sudo npm install -g pm2
8. Start server: pm2 start server/peer-server.js.
9. Open in browser: "https://yourdomain.com" or "http://localhost:9000".
10. Look application status: pm2 info peer-server or pm2 monit.

Optional

11. Install STUN/TURN server. For example: https://github.com/coturn/coturn
12. Open and edit file "openchatroulette/src/environments/environment.prod.ts".
    You can edit "stun_urls", "turn_urls", "turn_username", "turn_credential".
13. Build production files again: cd openchatroulette -> npm run build.

Admin area

URL: https://yourdomain.com/chatadmin or http://localhost:9000/chatadmin
Use ADMIN_USERNAME and ADMIN_PASSWORD from .env.

Nginx configuration

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name website.domain.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    listen [::]:443 ssl;
    server_name website.domain.com;
    
    client_max_body_size 250m;
    
    ssl_certificate          /etc/letsencrypt/live/mydomain/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key      /etc/letsencrypt/live/mydomain/privkey.pem;

    location / {
        proxy_pass https://localhost:9000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Libraries used

• Angular with NGXS
• TypeScript
• NodeJS
• PeerJS
• Bootstrap
• MaxMind GeoIP2
• other...

Development

Run in development mode:

npm run start

Extract localization:

npm run extract-i18n

MIT License