Simple Socket Chat

A basic chat application built with Node.js, Express, and Socket.io. This project demonstrates real-time chat functionality as a learning exercise for Socket.io.

Features

• Real-time messaging using Socket.io
• Minimal setup with only two main files (index.js and index.html)
• Basic user interface with message input and display

Project Structure

├── index.js # Server-side logic using Express and Socket.io ├── public │ └── index.html # Frontend for chat interface └── README.md

Project documentation

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v12+)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/giriraj-parsewar/simple-socket-chat.git
   cd simple-socket-chat
   
   
   

###Install dependencies:

 npm init
 npm i express
 npm install socket.io


###Running the Application
Start the server:

node index.js

###Running the Application
Start the server:

node index.js