Chatify

Welcome to Chatify, a powerful video-calling application designed to offer users a seamless and immersive real-time communication experience. Leveraging raw WebRTC implementation, this application allows users to connect through high-quality video calls and engage in text-based chat interactions within the same platform. Elevate your communication experience with PeerConnect, where connecting with others is not just a call, but an immersive conversation.

Features

1. Seamless Video Calls Immerse yourself in high-quality, seamless video calls with PeerConnect. Our application harnesses raw WebRTC implementation to ensure crystal-clear and real-time communication.

2. Integrated Text-Based Chat Enhance your communication experience by seamlessly transitioning between video calls and text-based chat interactions within the same application. Stay connected and engage with your peers effortlessly.

3. User-Friendly Interface PeerConnect is designed with a user-friendly interface, making it easy for users to navigate and enjoy a hassle-free communication experience. Connect with others effortlessly and focus on what matters most—your conversation.

Tech Stack

• 💻 Typescript
• 🚀 React.js
• 🔒 NodeJs
• 🎨 TailwindCSS
• 📚 Prisma
• 🐳 Docker

Run Locally Without Docker Compose

Clone the project

  git clone git@github.com:Sajal0208/chatify.git

Go to the project directory

  cd chatify

Install dependencies

  cd client 
  npm install
  cd ../server
  npm install

Use Docker to boot-up postgres locally, In the root directory

  docker run -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres --name postgresdb -p 5432:5432 postgres

Connect Prisma to Local Postgres server

  npx prisma migrate dev
  npx prisma db push

Start the server

  cd client
  npm start

In another terminal,

  cd server
  npm run local:watch

Run Locally With Docker Compose

Clone the project

  git clone git@github.com:Sajal0208/chatify.git

Go to the project directory,

  cd chatify

In the root directory,

  docker run -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres --name postgresdb -p 5432:5432 postgres

In the root directory,

  docker compose up -d

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

Client Side:

    cd /chatify/client
    mkdir .env

REACT_APP_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8080"

Server Side

    cd /chatify/server
    mkdir .env

POSTGRES_PASSWORD="secret"

POSTGRES_USER="postgres"

POSTGRES_DB="chatify"

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:secret@localhost:5432/chatify?schema=public"