A comprehensive Discord clone built with Next.js, providing real-time messaging, voice and video calls, and channel management. Built using modern web technologies, including Tailwind CSS, Clerk for authentication, LiveKit for voice/video, Socket.io for live messaging, and Prisma with MongoDB for robust data management.
- Real-Time Messaging: Experience live messaging with Socket.io for low latency.
- Voice and Video Calls: High-quality voice and video calling powered by LiveKit.
- User Authentication: Secure user access with Clerk.
- Channel Management: Create, manage, and invite users to different channels.
- Role-Based Access Control: Assign roles and manage user permissions within channels.
- Media Sharing: Share images, files, and other media seamlessly within channels using UploadThing.
- Customizable Channels: Create channels with customizable properties for an enhanced experience.
- Responsive Design: The UI is fully responsive and works seamlessly across all devices.
- Modern UI Components: Built with Tailwind CSS and ShadCN for a modern, clean, and aesthetic user interface.
- Database Management: MongoDB with Prisma ORM for seamless database interactions and schema management.
- Infinite Loading: Efficiently load messages with infinite scrolling using TanStack Query.
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/lazyjinchuriki/discord.git cd discord -
Install dependencies:
npm install
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Set up environment variables:
Create a
.envfile in the root directory and add the following variables:
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_your_clerk_publishable_key
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_your_clerk_secret
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
DATABASE_URL="mongodb+srv://your-mongodb-url"
NODE_ENV=development
UPLOADTHING_SECRET=sk_live_your_uploadthing_secret
LIVEKIT_API_KEY=""
LIVEKIT_API_SECRET=""
NEXT_PUBLIC_LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-livekit-url
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=http://localhost:3000-
Set up Prisma and MongoDB:
Initialize Prisma and apply the schema to your MongoDB database:
npx prisma init npx prisma db push
This will generate the necessary Prisma client for interacting with MongoDB.
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Start the development server:
npm run dev
Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser to view the app.
Once the server is running, you can access all features such as creating channels, managing users, conducting voice/video calls, and more.
You can customize the app by editing the files in the /app/ and /components/ directories. Each feature is modular, making it easy to enhance or modify.
Contributions are welcome! Please create an issue or submit a pull request to help improve the project.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out at rahulkhushalani@proton.me.
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