A full-stack messaging platform built with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) and Socket.IO for real-time communication.

• URL: https://hashchat-live.vercel.app

• User authentication with JWT
• Real-time messaging using WebSocket
• User search by username
• Persistent chat history

Frontend:

• React 19
• Vite
• Socket.IO Client
• Axios
• React Router

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• Socket.IO
• JWT for authentication
• bcryptjs for password hashing

1. Register a new account with username, email, and password
2. Login with your credentials
3. Search for other users by username
4. Start chatting in real-time
5. Your chat history is saved and will load when you reconnect

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/NewFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add NewFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/NewFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

CodeTitan7

• GitHub: @CodeTitan7

• Socket.IO for real-time communication
• MongoDB for database
• Vercel and Render for hosting