Ephemeral Chat

Simple no-database chat app for Render.

Features

• Users enter a display name when they open the app.
• Messages are broadcast live to everyone currently on the page.
• Messages are not stored anywhere.
• Refreshing, leaving, or opening a new tab starts with an empty chat.

Deploy on Render

1. Upload this project to a GitHub repository.
2. Create a new Render Web Service.
3. Connect the repository.
4. Use these settings:
   • Runtime: Node
   • Build command: npm install
   • Start command: npm start

Render will provide the public URL after deployment.