README.md

Local Chatapp

Dependencies

• http-server - Simple HTTP server for serving static files.
• ws - WS is a simple to use, blazing fast, and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server implementation.

Installation

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

Change IP address in index.html

On line 78

Replace 'your-laptop-ip' with your actual local IPv4 address

const socket = new WebSocket('ws://your-laptop-ip:3000');

This will allow different devices on your local network to connect and communicate with each other.

Start the Server

In your CLI run:

node server.js

The selected server port is 3000 feel free to change as you please

For mobile devices you typically can't access localhost so type in the IP address you used above at port 3000 like 192.168.0.0:3000