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So, keep them separately.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"folder structure.png\" width=\"200px\" alt=\"folder structure of project\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePrerequisites\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstall \u003ca href=\"https://nodejs.org/en/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enode\u003c/a\u003e, npm and \u003ca href=\"https://git-scm.com/downloads\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egit\u003c/a\u003e .\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eServer setup\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/ramankarki/chat-app-api.git\n\ncd chat-app-api\n\nnpm install nodemon -g\n\nnpm install\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCreate a config.env file in root and add some env variables.\n\n```\nNODE_ENV=development\nDB_STRING=your mongodb database string\n\n// I have used sendgrid to send emails,\n// create a sendgrid account and after your setup is done add your credentials here\n\nSENDGRID_USERNAME=your sendgrid username\nSENDGRID_PW=your sendgrid password\nEMAIL_FROM=email from which you are sending mails.\n\nJWT_SECRET=any random string you want (preferred min 32 strings)\nJWT_EXPIRES_IN=expiry date for your jwt tokens\nJWT_COOKIE_EXPIRES_IN=expiry date for your cookies\n\n// I have used pusher to make this app real time\n// create a pusher account and after your setup is done add your credentials here\n\nPUSHER_APP_ID=your pusher app id\nPUSHER_KEY=your pusher app key\nPUSHER_SECRET_KEY=your pusher secret key\nPUSHER_CLUSTER=your pusher app cluster\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNow you are done and can start your development server\n\n```\nnpm run dev\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eClient setup\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n```\n\ngit clone https://github.com/ramankarki/chat-app-client.git\n\ncd chat-app-client\n\nnpm install\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCreate a .env file in root and add an env variable, since I have used sass.\n\n```\nSASS_PATH=node_modules:src/*\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCreate a config folder inside /src folder and create dev.js file inside config folder to add some secret keys.\n\n```\nmodule.exports = {\n  PUSHER_KEY: \"YOUR PUSHER KEY FOR CLIENT SIDE\",\n  PUSHER_CLUSTER: \"YOUR PUSHER CLUTER\",\n};\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNow you are done for client side as well and can start your react development server\n\n```\nnpm run dev\n```\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNow it should open homepage of this chat app on your default browser\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"homepage.png\" alt=\"home page for chat app\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Framankarki%2Fchat-app-client","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Framankarki%2Fchat-app-client","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Framankarki%2Fchat-app-client/lists"}