MERN Chat App 💬

A real-time chat application built with the MERN stack and Socket.IO.

Features

• User authentication (JWT)
• Real-time messaging (Socket.IO)
• Online/offline status
• Image sharing (Cloudinary)
• Unseen message count

Tech Stack

• React + Vite
• Node.js + Express
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• Socket.IO
• Cloudinary

Setup

1. Clone repo
2. Install dependencies in client and server
3. Add .env files
4. Run locally

Status

🚧 In progress