Chat App Backend

• Custom backend for Chat App Front
• Http + WebSocket Server
• Containerized app

Technologies

• Express.js + Firestore
• Socket.IO
• Docker

Installation

Note

Project depends on Firebase configuration, which is set in environment variables, so in order to start up the project by cloning, you need to setup you own Firebase project and put configuration in .env file

• Use the git clone https://github.com/ZdravDim/Chat-App-Backend.git command to clone the project and then npm install to install dependencies.

Only Backend ( requires you to set up a Firebase project )

• Run npm start to start the project, it will run on http://localhost:8080

Frontend and Backend ( doesn't require you to set up a Firebase project )

• Install Docker
• Download https://github.com/ZdravDim/Chat-App-Front-Web/blob/main/docker-compose.yaml
• Use the cd command to navigate to folder containing downloaded file
• Then run docker-compose up
• Frontend will run on http://localhost:80
• Backend will run on http://localhost:8080