Bird Messenger - A Messaging App

How to run:

• Clone the repository.
• Open the directory in a terminal and run npm install
• Create a mongodb database and copy the connection string.
• Create a cloudinary account and follow the steps mentioned here. Copy the cloud name string.
• Create a pusher account and create a project. Copy the relevant strings as per the dotenv file below.
• Create a dotenv file and put the following in it:

DATABASE_URL="<YOUR_MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING>"
NEXTAUTH_SECRET = "<YOUR_NEXTAUTH_SECRET>"
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME = "<YOUR_NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME>"
NEXT_PUBLIC_PUSHER_APP_KEY = "<YOUR_NEXT_PUBLIC_PUSHER_APP_KEY>"
PUSHER_APP_ID = "<YOUR_PUSHER_APP_ID>"
PUSHER_SECRET = "<YOUR_PUSHER_SECRET>"

• In the terminal now run npx prisma db push
• Now run npm run dev in the terminal.

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Features

• Authentication
• Group Chat Functionality
• Send Image as chat functionality
• Read Receipts
• Edit Profile functionality

Screenshots

Login Page

Register Page

Users Page

Chats Page