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It allows users to send text messages, images, and PDFs, with additional features like user authentication and activity status.\n\n## Live Demo\n\n[Click here to view the live demo](https://pingme-rkv6.onrender.com/)\n\n## Key Features\n\n- User Authentication and Authorization (Login, Signup)\n- Real-time Text Messaging\n- Real-time Image Sharing\n- Real-time PDF Sharing and Download\n- User Online/Offline Status\n- Logout Functionality\n- Responsive Design\n- Automatically fetches a profile picture based on gender selection\n\n## Tech Stack\n\n- **Frontend:** React, Redux, Axios, React Router, Tailwind CSS, Daisy UI\n- **Backend:** Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, JWT for authentication\n- **Real-Time Communication:** Socket.IO\n- **File Uploads:** Multer\n- **State Management:** Redux, Redux Persist and React Context\n- **Other Libraries:** react-hot-toast, date-fns\n\n## Environment Setup\n\n1. Clone the repository.\n2. Create an `.env` file in the root directory of the backend:\n   ```\n   PORT=your_port\n   MONGO_URI=your_mongo_uri\n   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret\n   ```\n3. Create another `.env` file in the frontend directory:\n   ```\n   REACT_APP_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/api\n   REACT_APP_SOCKET_URL=http://localhost:8080\n   ```\n\n## Installation\n\n1. Install the necessary dependencies for both frontend and backend:\n\n   ```\n   cd backend\n   npm install\n   cd ../frontend\n   npm install\n   ```\n\n2. Start the backend and frontend servers:\n   ```\n   cd backend\n   npm start\n   cd ../frontend\n   npm start\n   ```\n\n---\n\n**Created by Trupti Yadav**\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftrupti0406%2Fpingme","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftrupti0406%2Fpingme","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftrupti0406%2Fpingme/lists"}