WebChat-Application

The overall goal of the system is to build a cloud-based web chat application using React where users are able to communicate to each other using the system, send multimedia files such as pictures, videos, and emojis.

Setup

Navigate to the project directory and run the following command:
npm install

Run the server

Once all of the dependecies are installed navigate to the project directory and cd into the server folder and run the following command: node index.js

Run

Once the server is running, run the following command to launch the app:
npm start

NOTE:A server with your project should be automatically launched in your default browser,if you do not see the server you can manually navigate your server to www.localhost:3000