Multi-threaded chat server over TCP

Made by Dolev Gabay

This project consists of a Python backend and a React frontend.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• Python installed

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the chat directory:
2. npm install
3. npm start
4. "nohup npm start &" and "pkill -f "npm start" " to kill it

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the server directory:
2. pip install -r requirements.txt
3. python3 Server.py 8000 // 8000 is the port of the main server
4. "nohup python3 server.py 8000 &" and "pkill -f server.py" to kill it

Note

Ensure that the specified ports (e.g., 8000) are available and not in use by other services.

Enjoy your chat server!