Real-Time Chat App

A feature-rich real-time chat application where users can seamlessly communicate, share files, and interact with messages.

🚀 Features

• Real-time messaging powered by Socket.io
• File sharing (Images, PDFs, and Documents)
• Emoji reactions to messages
• Edit & delete messages
• Offline notifications with Twilio SMS service
• Typing indicators
• User online/offline status

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + Vite
• Backend: Node.js (Express)
• Real-time communication: Socket.io
• Notifications: Twilio

📁 Project Setup

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/chat-frontend.git

Install dependencies

#### For frontend
```bash
cd frontend
npm install

Frontend .env

VITE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5000
VITE_STREAM_API_KEY=your_stream_api_key_here

#### Frontend
```bash

npm run dev

The app will now run at http://localhost:5173

🎯 Future Improvements

• Group chats
• Message read receipts
• Push notifications

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repo and create a pull request.

🧾 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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