Next_chat_app 🗨️💬

Next_chat_app is a real-time chat app built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Socket IO for instant messaging and seamless user interactions! 🚀⚡

🚀 Features

✅ Live Messaging – Instant real-time chat powered by Socket IO.
✅ Typing Indicators – Know when someone is typing.
✅ User Presence – See who is online.
✅ Modern UI – Styled with Tailwind CSS for a sleek look.
✅ Scalable & Fast – Built with Next.js for optimal performance.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js API Routes
• Real-time: Socket IO

📦 Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jeslor/next_chat_app.git
cd Next_chat_app

Install dependencies:

npm install  # or yarn install

🔑 Configuration

Create a .env.local file and add your Pusher credentials:

MONGODB_URI=mongoDb database url
AUTH_SECRET= next auth secret
NEXTAUTH_URL=local development
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=cloudinary nae
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=cloudinary apikey
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=cloudinary secret
CLOUDINARY_URL=cloudinary:cloudinary url
NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=next auth public url
PORT=your port

🚀 Running the App

Start the development server:

npm run dev  # or yarn dev

Your app will be running at http://localhost:3000.

📜 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.