Update README.md

Author: utsavpatel562

README.md

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 # 📱 React-Chat-App
 
-Welcome to the **React-Chat-App**! This is a real-time chat application built with React, Firebase, and Firestore. The app leverages Zustand for state management and Tailwind CSS for styling. It's deployed using Vercel.
+Welcome to the **React-Chat-App**! This is a real-time chat application built with React, Firebase, and Firestore. The app leverages Zustand for state management and Tailwind CSS for styling. It's deployed using Firebase Hosting.
 
 ## 🚀 Features
 
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 - **Firestore**: NoSQL document database built for automatic scaling
 - **Zustand**: Small, fast, and scalable state management solution
 - **Tailwind CSS**: Utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development
-- **Vercel**: Deployment and serverless functions
-
+- **Firebase Hosting**: Fast and secure web hosting for static and dynamic content
 
 ## 🏃‍♂️ Getting Started
 
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    ```sh
    git clone https://github.com/utsavpatel562/React-Chat-App.git
-   React-Chat-App
+   cd React-Chat-App
    npm install
 
-### Firebase Config
-<code>
+### Configure Firebase
+<p>Create a .env file in the root directory and add your Firebase configuration:</p>
+<code stlye="padding:3px;">
 REACT_APP_API_KEY=your-api-key
 REACT_APP_AUTH_DOMAIN=your-auth-domain
 REACT_APP_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id
@@ -48,24 +48,15 @@ REACT_APP_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your-messaging-sender-id
 REACT_APP_APP_ID=your-app-id
 </code>
 
-<br>npm start 
-
-The app should now be running on http://localhost:3000.
-
 ### Contributing
-Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to be learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.
-
-<ul shape="number">
-<li>Fork the Project</li>
-<li>Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)</li>
-<li>Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')</li>
-<li>Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)</li>
-<li>Open a Pull Request</li>
-</ul>
+Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.<br>
+<code>git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature</code>
+<code>git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'</code>
+<code>git push origin feature/AmazingFeature</code>
 
 ### 📧 Contact
-Utsav Patel - utsavpatel562@gmail.com<br>
-Project Link: https://github.com/utsavpatel562/React-Chat-App
+Utsav Patel - utsavpatel562@gmail.com
+<br>Project Link: https://github.com/utsavpatel562/React-Chat-App
 
 ### 📝 License
 Distributed under the MIT License. <br>See LICENSE for more information.