https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat

:speech_balloon: Chat application built with NodeJS and Material Design
https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat

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:speech_balloon: Chat application built with NodeJS and Material Design

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat
• Owner: igorantun
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-03-18T01:48:13.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-14T13:48:13.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-26T13:08:32.984Z (19 days ago)
• Topics: chat, nodejs, websocket
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 795 KB
• Stars: 764
• Watchers: 39
• Forks: 749
• Open Issues: 15
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
Node.JS Chat

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[![GitHub Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/IgorAntun/node-chat.svg)](https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat/stargazers) [![GitHub Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/IgorAntun/node-chat.svg)](https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat/issues) [![Current Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.7-green.svg)](https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat) [![Live Demo](https://img.shields.io/badge/demo-online-green.svg)](https://igorantun.com/chat) [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/IgorAntun/node-chat?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)

This is a node.js chat application powered by SockJS and Express that provides the main functions you'd expect from a chat, such as emojis, private messages, an admin system, etc.

![Chat Preview](http://i.imgur.com/lgRe8z4.png)

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## Buy me a coffee

Whether you use this project, have learned something from it, or just like it, please consider supporting it by buying me a coffee, so I can dedicate more time on open-source projects like this :)



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## Features

- Material Design

- Emoji support

- User @mentioning

- Private messaging

- Message deleting (for admins)

- Ability to kick/ban users (for admins)

- See other user's IPs (for admins)

- Other awesome features yet to be implemented

![User Features](http://i.imgur.com/WbF1fi2.png)

![Admin Features](http://i.imgur.com/xQFaadt.png)

#### There are 3 admin levels:

- **Helper:** Can delete chat messages

- **Moderator:** The above plus the ability to kick and ban users

- **Administrator:** All the above plus send global alerts and promote/demote users

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## Setup

Clone this repo to your desktop and run `npm install` to install all the dependencies.

You might want to look into `config.json` to make change the port you want to use and set up a SSL certificate.

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## Usage

After you clone this repo to your desktop, go to its root directory and run `npm install` to install its dependencies.

Once the dependencies are installed, you can run  `npm start` to start the application. You will then be able to access it at localhost:3000

To give yourself administrator permissions on the chat, you will have to type `/role [your-name]` in the app console.

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## License

>You can check out the full license [here](https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat/blob/master/LICENSE)

This project is licensed under the terms of the **MIT** license.