README.md

eChat

Encrypted chat room built using WebSockets.

How to run

1. Clone the repository.

2. Create a .env file in \client and give a secret key: NEXT_PUBLIC_KEY = '<YOUR_KEY>'

3. Open two terminals, one in \server and one in \client

4. Run command yarn dev on both the terminals.

5. Open http://localhost:3000 on a browser of your choice.

6. Multiple instances can be opened on the same machine to simulate multiple users and test concurrency.

How to join with multiple devices

1. All the devices that want to communicate must be on the same network.

2. Navigate to \client\context\socket.js and change the IP to the the host's IP.

3. Navigate to \server\index.js and change the CORS origin IP to the host's IP.

4. Open two terminals on the host machine, one in \server and one in \client

5. Run command yarn dev on both the terminals.

6. Open http://<YOUR_IP>:3000 on all the devices.

7. For all the devices to join the same room, enter the same Room code.

Interface

Designed using Figma https://www.figma.com/file/dq6XOyPZAURNaK16wGFtNt/%2FeChat*?node-id=0%3A1&t=JZKNSxdO2c59Nfkk-1