📌 ChatCord - A Realtime Chat App

A real-time chat application built with Node.js, Express, and Socket.io that allows users to join chat rooms and communicate with each other.

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🚀 Features

✔️ Realtime messaging using Socket.io
✔️ Users can join different chat rooms
✔️ Displays user join/leave notifications
✔️ Shows active users in a room
✔️ Bot messages for user updates
✔️ Responsive UI with a simple front-end

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PROJECT OUTPUT:

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Socket.io
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

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🔧 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/saidhanush27/ChatCord.git
   cd ChatCord

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npm run dev   # Runs using nodemon
   OR
   npm start     # Runs using node

4. Open your browser and go to:

   http://localhost:3000
   

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📂 Project Structure

ChatCord/
│── public/       # Static files (HTML, CSS, JS)
│── utils/        # Helper functions (messages, users)
│── server.js     # Main server file
│── package.json  # Project dependencies
│── .gitignore    # Git ignore file

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙌 Acknowledgments

Inspired by various real-time chat applications built using Socket.io.

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👨‍💻 Author

Developed by Sai Dhanush VR

• GitHub: saidhanush27
• LinkedIn: Sai Dhanush VR