A simple chat client & WebSocket server for local chatting. Open up the client in different browser windows to chat between multiple participants.
yarn or npm (tested with yarn v.1.9.4)
Node (tested with v.10.8.0)
A browser (tested with Google Chrome v.67.0.3396.87)
Run yarn or npm install to install all project dependencies
Run yarn client or npm client to start the development server for the chat client at localhost:3000
Run yarn server or npm server to start the WebSocket server at localhost:3001
You can also run yarn build to build the app for production in ./build and then host it locally with something like serve
To make the application work across all devices on your local network and not just one, change the IP variable in ./src/utils/initSocket.js to the local IP address of whatever device is running the WebSocket server, e.g 192.168.1.48.