https://github.com/brandonmfong/chat

quickly self-host your own chatroom
https://github.com/brandonmfong/chat

c cpp instant-messaging ncurses socket-programming

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quickly self-host your own chatroom

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brandonmfong/chat
• Owner: BrandonMFong
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-03-16T00:53:34.000Z (10 months ago)
• Default Branch: dev
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-21T22:22:59.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-21T23:25:08.965Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: c, cpp, instant-messaging, ncurses, socket-programming
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 618 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • Changelog: changelog.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Chat Server

## Supports

- Linux

- macOS

## Description

I always wanted to make a chat server. I want to make the experience easy such that people that want to chat can just use nc or telnet

## Usage

Lobby:

![lobby](docs/lobby.png)

Chatroom:

![chatroom](docs/chatroom.png)

- launch

	- as server: `chat server`

	- as client: `chat -ip4 `

- for help, enter `help` command

## Development

- Dependencies

	- `external/libs`: manual build is required

	- in `external/openssl`: manual build is required

			

- Environment

	- `make` - build tool

	- `g++` - compiler

	- `vim` - file editor

- Build

	- run `make help` for help

- Supported OS

	- Linux (debian)

	- macOS (arm64)