README.md

Node Chat

A Node chat application using ExpressJS for the backend, PostgreSQL for the database, Sockets.io for the server client communication and React for the front end.

Instructions for running locally:

• git clone https://github.com/craigstroman/node-chat.git.
• cd node-chat.
• Run npm run live:server to start the server.
• Run npm install.
• Once the server is started, then go to http://localhost:3000.

Available commands:

1. npm run live:server - Starts the development environment for the server and client.
2. npm run scss - Builds the CSS for the server views and watches for changes.
3. npm run prod:build - Builds the production client.
4. npm run prod:server - Starts the server in production.