⚡ Viper Chat - MERN App
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Setup Instructions
Follow these steps to run the project locally:
- Once you download the file, unzip it
- Open the folder in the Vscode editor
📂 Backend Setup
1. Open terminal and navigate to backend folder:
cd backend
2. Install dependencies:
npm install
3. Rename `.env.example` to `.env` file inside `backend` folder (replace placeholder values with your own):
PORT=8080
NODE_ENV=development
JWT_ACCESS_SECRET=any_string
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri_string
COOKIE_NAME_ACCESS=access_token
CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret
4. Seed Data:
npm run seed
5. Start backend server:
npm run dev
🎨 Frontend Setup
1. Open a new terminal and navigate to frontend folder:
cd frontend
2. Install dependencies:
npm install
3. Rename `.env.example` to `.env` file inside `frontend` folder
4. Start frontend app:
npm run dev
🚀 Run the App
- Open browser and go to:
👉 `http://localhost:5173` (default Vite port)
- Make sure backend (8080)and frontend (5173)are both running.
- Ensure that you add all your keys here like MongoDB URI, JWT Secret and Cloudinary API credentials
Login in using credentials:
Email: [email protected]
Password: 123456
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