NextTalk Frontend

NextTalk is a real-time chat application that supports both individual and group chats. This is the frontend codebase of the application built using Next.js and Prisma ORM. The database used is MongoDB.

Note : This is the frontend codebase of the application. The backend codebase can be found here .

Installation

To run the application locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/innovatorved/nexttalk-backend.git

2. Install the dependencies:

    cd nexttalk-frontend
    npm install

3. Set up the environment variables:

    cp .env.example .env.local

4. Set up Prisma Configuration

    npx prisma generate

5. Start the serve :

For Development server change the NODE_ENV variable in .env.local to development and run the following command:

    npm run dev

For Production server change the NODE_ENV variable in .env.local to production and run the following commands:

    npm run build
    npm run start

6. Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Note : Make sure to replace the values in .env.local with your own values.

Features

• Real-time individual chat
• Real-time group chat
• User authentication and authorization
• Ability to create, join and leave chat groups
• View list of online and offline users
• Search for users and chat groups
• Responsive design

Tech Stack

Next.js, Prisma ORM, MongoDB, GraphQl, Apollo Client, React, ChakraUI, Nodejs

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to create a pull request or raise an issue. Please read the contributing guidelines before contributing.