https://github.com/nitinjuyal1610/chatgambit

Modern and scalable chat application built using NestJS, TypeScript .
https://github.com/nitinjuyal1610/chatgambit

docker docker-compose nestjs postgresql prisma-orm reactjs reactquery typescript

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Modern and scalable chat application built using NestJS, TypeScript .

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nitinjuyal1610/chatgambit
• Owner: NitinJuyal1610
• Created: 2023-09-13T07:22:34.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-14T12:17:50.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-22T18:56:49.456Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: docker, docker-compose, nestjs, postgresql, prisma-orm, reactjs, reactquery, typescript
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: http://ec2-35-154-81-179.ap-south-1.compute.amazonaws.com/
• Size: 1.53 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# 🚀 ChatGambit - Scalable and Secure Chat Application

ChatGambit is a modern and scalable chat application built using NestJS, TypeScript, React, websockets, Casl, Zod, and Tailwind. It provides real-time full-duplex communication with a range of capabilities, including user authentication, group creation, and advanced security features.

## 🌟 Features

- **Real-Time Communication:** 📡 ChatGambit enables real-time, full-duplex communication between users, making it ideal for chat applications and collaborative environments.

- **Group Chat:** 👥 Users can join existing chat groups or create their own, allowing for flexible and organized conversations.

- **Admin Controls:** 👑 Administrators have the ability to kick users from chat groups to maintain order and manage discussions.

- **Persistent Data** 📅 Room and user data persist for active rooms, ensuring a continuous, real-time experience.

## 🔐 Security and Functionality Enhancements

- **Rate Limiting:** ⏳ To prevent abuse, ChatGambit includes rate limiting functionality to control the number of messages sent within a specific time frame.

- **Message Acknowledgement:** ✉️ Messages sent through ChatGambit include acknowledgement to confirm successful delivery.

- **CASL Attribute-Based Authorization:** 🔐 ChatGambit leverages CASL for attribute-based authorization, that define fine-grained permissions and access control for users.

- **End-to-End Validation with Zod:** ✅ Zod ensures robust end-to-end validation, helping to maintain data integrity throughout the application.

## 🛠️ Tech Stack

- Backend:

  - NestJS

  - TypeScript

  - Postgress SQL

  - Prisma ORM

  - Docker & Docker Compose

- Frontend:

  - React

  - TypeScript

  - Tailwind CSS

- Websockets for real-time communication

## 🌐 Nginx Reverse Proxy

The application is hosted behind an Nginx reverse proxy to enhance security and routing capabilities.

## 📦 Installation and Usage

To get started with ChatGambit, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: `git clone https://github.com/NitinJuyal1610/ChatGambit`

2. Navigate to the project directory: `cd chatgambit`

3. Build and run the docker container `docker compose up`