FlashChat 🚀

A real-time chat web application with secure authentication and instant messaging.

Features ✨

✅ Instant Messaging – Real-time, bidirectional communication powered by Socket.io
✅ User Authentication – Secure login & signup using JWT authentication
✅ Online Status – See when users are online
✅ MongoDB for Message Storage – Efficient data handling with Mongoose

Tech Stack 🛠️

Frontend

• React.js
• Tailwind CSS
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB
• Mongoose

Authentication & Security

• JWT (JSON Web Token)
• bcrypt

Real-Time Communication

• Socket.io

Deployment

• Git & GitHub
• Render

Installation & Setup 🚀

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/FlashChat.git
   cd FlashChat

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the backend server

   cd backend
   node index.js

4. Start the frontend

   cd frontend
   npm start

5. Access the app
   Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Future Enhancements 🚀

• Typing indicators
• Message reactions
• Group chats
• Push notifications

Contributing 🤝

Feel free to fork this repository and contribute!