- npm install
- npm install nodemon --save-dev
- npm run dev
- open about 2/3 brower tabs, then navigate to localhost:3000 in every tab
- enter username and room number (integer)
- go ahead and chat away :)
- you can group users in chat rooms
![chat_app_join](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4679573/285096413-03e42e36-5871-458d-b9ae-df93fbf85d10.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.XKMQYGmhAcePtaTg04zavi9hrPS4L--e-jAirPlf4Sc)
![chat_room_interface](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4679573/285096613-6179e6d9-53b1-4271-b18a-eed51b226d13.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3MjE1NDk4MDAsIm5iZiI6MTcyMTU0OTUwMCwicGF0aCI6Ii80Njc5NTczLzI4NTA5NjYxMy02MTc5ZTZkOS01M2IxLTQyNzEtYjE4YS1lZWQ1MWIyMjZkMTMucG5nP1gtQW16LUFsZ29yaXRobT1BV1M0LUhNQUMtU0hBMjU2JlgtQW16LUNyZWRlbnRpYWw9QUtJQVZDT0RZTFNBNTNQUUs0WkElMkYyMDI0MDcyMSUyRnVzLWVhc3QtMSUyRnMzJTJGYXdzNF9yZXF1ZXN0JlgtQW16LURhdGU9MjAyNDA3MjFUMDgxMTQwWiZYLUFtei1FeHBpcmVzPTMwMCZYLUFtei1TaWduYXR1cmU9ZDc2NjVkZTdiNWE1MGZhMzlhZGEwODc1NDZhYTY2YzY3MzUyNmY5Y2UwMmI1ODVkMTY3YTI3MWY4YTc5NDNmNSZYLUFtei1TaWduZWRIZWFkZXJzPWhvc3QmYWN0b3JfaWQ9MCZrZXlfaWQ9MCZyZXBvX2lkPTAifQ.Fp-pOhq_v2Zimw3pjhIcB7kc43ydcIh41ZxrTGNYOUU)
- please read the guideline here