🚀 anon-chat-app 🗨️

Welcome to the Anonymous Chat App! 🎉

This project is a real-time chat platform where users can join anonymously and communicate with others via WebSockets.

No usernames, no tracking—just a simple, fun, and anonymous way to chat! 💬

Features ✨

• Real-time Messaging: Instantly chat using WebSockets. ⚡
• Anonymous Chat: No sign-up needed—just join and start chatting! 🎭
• Message History: Access all previous messages upon connecting. 🔄
• Quick Sending: Use the send button or Ctrl + Enter for fast message delivery. 🚀
• Message Counter: Check total messages sent via the /count endpoint. 📊
• Data Persistence: Chat history is saved in a file and reloaded on server start. 📁

Endpoints 📬

Endpoint	Description
/	Home page
/live	WebSocket endpoint
/count	Total message count

Quick Start 🚀

Docker run 🐳

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -d --name anon-chat-app dekuyo/anon-chat-app:latest

Then, navigate to http://localhost:8080 in your browser to start chatting!

For persistent data storage, you can mount a volume to the container:

touch data.json

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -v $(pwd)/data.json:/app/data.json -d --name anon-chat-app dekuyo/anon-chat-app:latest

Running Locally 🏠

(1) Clone the repository:

git clone github.com/escalopa/anon-chat-app

(2) Navigate to the project directory:

cd anon-chat-app

(3) Create storage file:

touch data.json

(4) Run the server:

docker compose up

OR using go

go run main.go

Technologies 💻

GO | HTML | CSS | JavaScript | WebSockets | Docker

Contributing 🤝

Feel free to submit issues, suggestions, or pull requests! Every contribution is welcome. 🚀

Future Improvements 🛠️

• Add HTTPS support for secure connections.
• Add metrics with prometheus & grafana.

License 📜

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Enjoy your anonymous chat experience! 😎🎉

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