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Clone the Repository\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/sumitti/ZappChat.git\ncd ZappChat\n```\n\n### 2. Create .env files\n\n```bash\nMONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri\nPORT=5001\nJWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret\nCLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name\nCLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key\nCLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret\nNODE_ENV=development\n```\n\n### 3. Install Dependencies\n\n```bash\nnpm install --prefix backend\nnpm install --prefix frontend\n```\n\n### 4. 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