Steps to run this project locally

To clone this project run this command in terminal: git clone git@github.com:Chetankumar71297/whatsapp_fe.git

Note: I have used cloudinary to upload images. To run locally, a cloudinary account is needed.

Create .env file in project directory with values:

REACT_APP_API_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:PORT/api/v1
REACT_APP_CLOUD_NAME=(It is Cloudinary product environment cloud name)
REACT_APP_CLOUD_SECRET=(It is Cloudinary upload preset for unsigned uploading)

Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

npm install

Install all dependencies.

npm start

Runs the app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.

The page will reload when you make changes.
You may also see any lint errors in the console.

Live demo of the project:

https://assignment-fe.onrender.com

Note: Node backend is deployed on free tier provided by Render, so, server goes to sleep if not active for 15 minutes. It takes around 30-60 seconds to spin up the server,so after clicking the link just wait for some time.