Chat Server

A chat server made with python and socket

Setup

• Install python
• Install node.js
• Install all required python packages with python -m pip install -r requirements.txt while in the main directory
• Install all required node.js pacakges with npm i while in the frontend directory

Run the software

Server

• In the server directory, edit vars.py to have the desired IP address and port
• Run python server.py while in the same directory as the file

Command-line client

• Run the server
• Enter the client directory
• Edit the constants at the top of the file to match the ones in vars.py in the server directory
• Run python client.py and enter a username
• To leave, type the chosen dc message

API

• Run the server
• Edit vars.py to match the one in server.py
• Set flask environment variables:
  • Windows: set FLASK_ENV=development and set FLASK_APP=main.py
  • Linux: export FLASK_ENV=development and export FLASK_APP=main.py
• Execute flask run
• Alternatively, use software such as gunicorn to run the server

Website

• Run the server
• Run the API
• Go into frontend directory
• Development
  • Run npm run start
  • Navigate to http://YOUR_CHOSEN_IP:3000/ in the web browser of your choice
• Production
  • Run npm run build
  • Use some server software (such as nginx) and point the root to the newly created build folder
  • Navige to http://YOUR_IP/ in the web browser of your choice