💬 Real-Time Chat Application

A full-stack Real-Time Chat App built with the MERN stack and Socket.io, focused on low-latency messaging, secure authentication, and a modern multi-theme UI.

🌐 Live Demo: Link to chatty!

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✨ Features

• ⚡ Real-time messaging using Socket.io (low latency)
• 🔐 Secure user authentication
• 🎨 Fully responsive UI with Tailwind CSS
• 🌈 Multi-theme support using DaisyUI
• 🧠 State management with Zustand
• 🔁 API communication using Axios
• 🧩 Modern UI icons with Lucide-React

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI, Zustand, Axios, Lucide-React
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB
• Real-time: Socket.io
• Deployment: (Add if deployed)

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🖼 Screenshots

🔐 Login Page

💬 Main Chat Page

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⚙️ Running Locally

This repository contains two folders: client and server.
You need to run both manually.

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone

cd

2️⃣ Run the Backend

cd server

npm install

npm run start

3️⃣ Run the Frontend

cd client

npm install

npm run dev