Chat App (MERN Stack) 💬

This is a real-time chat application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).

Features ✨

• Real-time messaging 🕒
• User authentication 🔒
• Private and group chats 👥
• Responsive design 📱

Installation 🛠️

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chat-app-mern.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd chat-app-mern

3. Install server dependencies:

   cd server
   npm install

4. Install client dependencies:

   cd ../client
   npm install

Usage 🚀

1. Start the server:

   cd backend
   npm run server

2. Start the client:

   cd frontend
   npm run dev

3. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 🌐

Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.