🗨️ Chat-Rooms

A full-stack real-time chat application built with:

• Next.js (Frontend & Backend)
• TypeScript (Type Safety)
• PostgreSQL (Relational Database)
• Socket.IO (WebSockets for live communication)
• Redis (Caching / Pub-Sub)

Features

• User Authentication (JWT / OAuth)
• Real-time 1:1 and group messaging
• Message delivery acknowledgments
• Redis pub/sub for event propagation
• Persistent chat storage via PostgreSQL
• Scalable and production-ready architecture

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Tech Stack

Layer	Tech Used
Frontend	Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Socket.IO Client
Backend	Next.js API Routes, Express (optional), Socket.IO Server
Database	PostgreSQL + Prisma ORM
Caching	Redis (for sessions, pub/sub)
Auth	NextAuth.js and JWT
Dev Tools	Docker, ESLint, Prettier

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Setup Instructions

Manual Setup (Local Machine)

Prerequisites:
    Node.js 21+
    PostgreSQL
    Redis
    npm
    prisma CLI (globally or via npx)

1. Clone the repo

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

2. Configure Environment

Create .env files in both frontend and server (use variable names from .env.example)

3. Install dependencies

cd frontend
npm install

cd ../server
npm install

4. Setup Database

cd server
npx prisma generate
npx prisma migrate dev --name init

5. Setup Postgresql

Either use local setup or you can use a supabase or firebase instance.

6. Setup Redis

Make sure docker is installed in your system. Pull redis-stack image from dockerhub

docker run -d --name redis-stack -p 6379:6379 -p 8001:8001 -e redis/redis-stack:latest

Docker Setup

1. Clone the repo

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

2. Setup .env files (same as manual setup)

3. Start with Docker Compose

docker-compose up --build