Connectify 💬

Connectify is a real-time messaging platform developed with MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, and Socket.IO, featuring JWT-based authentication, live one-to-one chat, and real-time notifications.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 Secure user authentication using JWT and bcrypt
• 👤 User profile management
• 💬 One-to-one real-time chat
• 🟢 Live messaging powered by Socket.IO
• 🔔 Instant notifications for new messages
• 📱 Responsive user interface

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• Axios
• CSS / Tailwind CSS

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose

Real-Time Communication

• Socket.IO

Authentication & Security

• JSON Web Token (JWT)
• bcrypt

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Aryanambre77/Connectify.git
cd Connectify

# Backend
cd backend
npm install

# Frontend
cd ../frontend
npm install

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Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory and add:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

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▶️ Run the Application

# Start backend
cd backend
npm start

# Start frontend
cd ../frontend
npm start

The app will run on:

Frontend: http://localhost:3000

Backend: http://localhost:5000

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📌 Future Enhancements

Group chat functionality

Typing indicators

Read receipts

Media/file sharing

Deployment with Docker

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📄 License

This project is for educational and portfolio purposes.