Laravel-IM (Instant Messaging)

Example Application for Instant messaging

To use the application please follow this procedure:

1. Install required packages:

   • For Composer composer install
   • For npm npm install
   • Install Redis server. Visit the Redis Website. (This is optional if you use Redis and Socket.io).

2. Run Database seed to seed users php artisan db:seed. See database\seeds\UserSeeder for credentials.

3. Edit .env file

   • Change broadcast driver,

     • Pusher use BROADCAST_DRIVER=pusher or
     • Redis and Socket.io use BROADCAST_DRIVER=redis

   • For Pusher add the following from your pusher account

     • PUSHER_APP_ID=
     • PUSHER_APP_KEY=
     • PUSHER_APP_SECRET=
     • PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER=

4. Edit recources\js\bootstrap.js file

   • Uncomment the laravel-echo section. Either using it with socket.io or pusher.
   • Run npm run dev to compile the js files to \public folder.

5. To run:

   • Start artisan server php arisan serve
   • Start laravel echo server laravel-echo-server start
   • Start laravel queue php artisan queue:work --queue=messaging
   • When using Redis and Socket.io Listen on Redis-cli (optional) redis-cli Then run MONITOR on the redis-cli i.e

         $ redis-cli
         127.0.0.1:6379> MONITOR
         OK