Kodenest - Voice Chat Platform for Technocrats

Kodenest is a voice chat platform designed specifically for technocrats. It enables users to create and join rooms, facilitating dynamic and interactive conversations, idea sharing, and networking among like-minded individuals.

Features

• Real-Time Communication: Kodenest utilizes WebRTC technology to provide seamless and real-time communication among users, ensuring a smooth and immersive experience.

• State Management with Redux: Redux is implemented for efficient state management, allowing for streamlined data flow and enhanced performance.

• Robust Backend: The platform is built using Node.js and Express.js, providing a reliable and scalable backend infrastructure to support the chat functionality.

• Data Persistence: Kodenest leverages MongoDB as its database, ensuring data persistence and efficient retrieval of user information and chat history.

• Continuous Integration and Deployment: The project is integrated with a CI/CD pipeline, enabling automated testing and smooth deployment. It is deployed on AWS EC2 using Docker, ensuring improved performance, scalability, and security.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/hitesh22rana/kodenest.git
2. Create a .env file in the frontend directory and add the following environment variables:

REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:5500
REACT_APP_SOCKET_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:5500
NODE_ENV=production

3. Create a .env file in the backend directory and add the following environment variables:

HASH_SECRET=f49eb7dd0625ed87b6637bed15ec0b4b5355e0e9a3813ea283992a944575008def336e44f23b4ff0afb306fc63c8a548ecd7347a1a904a7302e6aa7b71d4dca9
EMAIL_USERNAME= <your_email>
EMAIL_PASSWORD= <your_password>
DB_URL= <MONGODB_URL>
JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN= <your_access_token>
JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN= <your_refresh_token>
JWT_RESET_PASSWORD_TOKEN= <your_reset_password_token>
BASE_URL=http://localhost:5500
FRONT_URL=http://localhost:3000
NODE_ENV=production

3. Install dependencies for the frontend and backend: yarn install
4. Start the development server for the frontend yarn start
5. Start the development server for the backend yarn run dev

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• State Management: Redux
• Real-Time Communication: WebRTC
• Deployment: AWS EC2, Docker

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute the code as per the license terms.

Thank you for your interest in Kodenest! We hope you enjoy using the platform.