Chat Nexus

Chat Nexus is a web-based chat application that allows users to communicate with each other in real-time.

🚀 Features

-💬 Real-time messaging

• 🔐 User Authentication (Register / Login)
  
• 💬 Real-time messaging using Socket.io
  
• 🗑️ Delete account
  
• 🗑️ Delete chats
  
• 🚩 Report users
  
• 📥 Download profile pictures
  
• 📋 Personalised profile tabs
  
• 🔍 Search usernames
  
• 🎤 Voice recognition for chat messages
  
• 😀 Send emojis
  
• 📜Message history
  

🛠️ Technologies

Chat Nexus was built using the following technologies:

• MongoDB: A document-based NoSQL database used to store chat history and user data.
• Express.js: A web application framework for Node.js used to build the server-side API.
• React.js: A JavaScript library used to build the user interface.
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime environment used to build the server-side application.
• socket.io: A JavaScript library used for real-time, bidirectional communication between the client and server.

🔗 Resource Credits

The following resources were used in the creation of Chat Nexus:

• icons8 bubblegum theme
  SVGs and Icons used throughout the app the logo svg all were taken from icons8 bubblegum theme.

  

• Dribble login page
  Inspiration for the login and signup page's design and user interface.

  

• annyang: ^2.6.1
  This package is used for voice recognition in the Chat Nexus website. The version used in this project is ^2.6.1.

  

• emoji-picker-react
  This package is used for the emoji picker feature in the Chat Nexus website. The version used in this project is ^3.6.5.

  

🛠️ Installation, Usage, and Configuration

To install, use, and configure Chat Nexus, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/chat-nexus.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start the server: npm start
4. Open the app in your web browser: http://localhost:3000
5. Sign up for a new account or log in with an existing account.
6. Join a chat room or create a new one.
7. Start sending and receiving messages in real-time.

Chat Nexus can be configured using environment variables. The following variables can be set:

• PORT: The port number to use for the server. Default is 3000.
• MONGODB_URI: The URI for the MongoDB database. Default is mongodb://localhost/chat-nexus.

💻 Usage through Website Link

Chat Nexus can also be accessed through the following website link: https://chatnexus.tech/

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❓ FAQs

Q: how many accounts chat nexus can handle?
A: at present , as chat nexus is running on free database pack it can only handle about 7-10 accounts and 300 connections. but with paid database pack it will have no limits and will send and receive messages even faster

Q: Does reporting users actually work?
A: yes, there is a whole seperate report model which sends reporter details,reported details and reason to database.

Q: Does delete account permanently delete account?
A: yes, delete account permanently deletes the user from collection of users in the database with the chats.

Q: why i am not able to login even after registering?
A: username,email and password are case sensitive so it is possible you are registered but entering the details incorrectly

Q: are all chats saved?
A: Yes, Chat Nexus uses secure user authentication and stores chat history in a secure database.

Q: how much did it take to complete chat nexus?
A: it took around 2 months to complete chat nexus

📞 feedback

For feedback or review for Chat Nexus, review at feedback form

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2023 Pradeep Singh

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