https://github.com/iammar7/redis-chat-challenge

Two day Hackathon challenge to create real-time chat application using Redis. 💥
https://github.com/iammar7/redis-chat-challenge

heroku javascript nodejs react redis socket-io vercel

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Two day Hackathon challenge to create real-time chat application using Redis. 💥

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/iammar7/redis-chat-challenge
• Owner: iAmmar7
• Created: 2021-09-18T14:06:55.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-09-04T15:24:46.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-14T04:52:02.082Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: heroku, javascript, nodejs, react, redis, socket-io, vercel
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://redis-chat-challenge-ll7n94qro-iammar7.vercel.app/
• Size: 1.5 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Redis Chat Challenge

Two day [Hackathon](https://rb-hackfest.devpost.com/) challenge to create a real-time chat application using Redis. :boom:

## Vercel + Heroku deployment

https://redis-chat-challenge-ll7n94qro-iammar7.vercel.app

> If you face issues with **WebSockets** on the above URL, then please try to refresh the Heroku server here https://api-redis-chat-challenge.herokuapp.com

## Features

- Real-time chat with all the connected users :rainbow:

- NodeJS server with **Redis** and **Socket IO** integration :customs:

- Server deployment on **Heroku** :fire:

- Frontend deployment on **Vercel** :fire:

- **Automatic deployment** on both platforms :runner:

- Create custom channel feature.

- Search in chat feature.

- Participant count feature.

 

## Technologies

- React 

- Node 

- Express 

- Socket.io 

- Redis 

- Heroku 

- Vercel 

## How to tun

You need to have **Docker** and **NodeJS** installed in your machine.

### Clone Repository

```bash

$ git clone https://github.com/iAmmar7/redis-chat-challenge.git

```

### Install Dependencies

```bash

$ cd 

$ npm i && cd client && npm i

```

### Initiate a docker container

```bash

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

```

### Fill some dummy data using our script

```bash

$ cd data_loader

$ npm install

$ npm start

```

### Run the server

Run the following command in the root directory

```bash

$ npm start

```

### Run the client

```bash

$ cd client

$ npm start

```