https://github.com/aggie-coding-club/securochat

SecuroChat is an end-to-end Encrypted real-time chat application ensuring secure communication between users.
https://github.com/aggie-coding-club/securochat

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SecuroChat is an end-to-end Encrypted real-time chat application ensuring secure communication between users.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/aggie-coding-club/securochat
• Owner: aggie-coding-club
• Created: 2023-09-21T07:59:16.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-13T02:59:08.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-26T14:01:21.235Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: aws, end-to-end-encryption, messaging, nodejs, postgresql, react-native, websocket
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 822 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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# SecuroChat

SecuroChat is an end-to-end Encrypted real-time chat application ensuring secure communication between users.

## Table of Contents

- [Features](#features)

- [Tools and Technologies Used](#tools)

- [Installation](#installation)

## Features

- Secure one-to-one/group chats through end-to-end encryption

- Togglable read receipts

- Togglable online status

- Multimedia data sharing

- Low-latency communication

- Chat history maintenance

## Tools and Technologies Used

- **React Native:** A JavaScript framework for building mobile applications. It provides a cross-platform development environment for IOS and Android.

- **Node.js:** A runtime environment for executing JavaScript code on the server side. It is used in the development of backend services of SecuroChat

- **AWS:** Amazon cloud computing services used for hosting and securing components of SecuroChat

- **WebSocket:** Communication protocol enabling real-time, bidirectional communication between the server and clients

- **React Navigation:** A navigation library for React Native that handles routing and navigation within the mobile application

- **PostgreSQL:** Open-source relational database utilized to store user data, chat histories, and other information

- **Redux:** State management library for React applications that manages SecuroChat's state and data flow

- **Firebase Cloud Messaging:** Service for sending push notifications to mobile devices. Used by SecuroChat to keep users informed about new messages and updates

## Installation

To set up SecuroChat, follow these steps: 

1. Clone this repository:

   ```sh

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/SecuroChat.git

2. Change to project directory:

   ```sh

   cd SecuroChat

3. Install dependencies for client and server directories:

   ```sh

   cd client && npm install

   cd ../server && npm install && cd ..

   ```