A modern full-stack chat application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and React. Supports group and direct messaging, user authentication, and real-time updates.

• Group and private chats
• User authentication
• Real-time messaging
• Profile avatars
• Responsive UI

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies in both backend and frontend folders
3. Set up your .env file (see .env.example in the root)
4. Run the backend and frontend servers

• npm start (backend)
• npm run dev (frontend)

See .env.example for required environment variables.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Made with ❤️ by Kiran Mahajan