Chat App

A simple chat app using Socket.io. Still a WIP, but it's deployed here.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TailwindCSS, Shadcn, AceternityUI
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Real-time: Socket.io
• Auth: JWT, Zod
• State Management: Zustand (Switching to RTK soon)

Limitations

(Temp)

1. Can’t message unregistered users yet or share them link
2. No real-time notifications
3. Voice/video calls are missing
4. Group chat isn’t available
5. Not built for large scale (yet) Need to implement Kafka, Redis, microservices, load balancing, etc.