https://github.com/chaudinh/chat-nodejs

A simple realtime chat app with Node.js and Socket.IO
https://github.com/chaudinh/chat-nodejs

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A simple realtime chat app with Node.js and Socket.IO

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chaudinh/chat-nodejs
• Owner: ChauDinh
• Created: 2020-03-27T14:51:49.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-12-12T07:45:52.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-03T14:42:29.737Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 3.24 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 8
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Chat Application with Node.js and Socket.IO

## Agenda

- Create the template with HTML/CSS/JS

- Create the server (httpServer) with Node.js and Express.js

- Implement Socket.io when client connect to server and emit/receive messages

- Deployment with Docker

## Deployment steps

- Deployment:

  1. Setup server (phisically, cloud: create VPS - IP address v4)

  2. Setup environment

     - Setup NodeJS

     - Setup yarn (npm)

     - Copy code to server (compile - minify - zip), `ssh-copy`

     - Install dependencies `yarn install` or `npm install`. DON'T install devdependencies, ex: `nodemon`- Setup NODE_ENV="production" or `yarn install --production`

     - Run node `node index.js`

     - Install `pm2` - a npm package to run background

  3. Run app (pm2)

  4. Out server

### Build Docker Image

- Docker image: OS (Linux, nginx server, ...)

- Build docker image:

  - Choosing operating system

  - Setup environment

  - Copy code

  - Choose PORT for running app and expose this PORT