- npm install
- npm install nodemon --save-dev
- npm run dev
- open about 2/3 brower tabs, then navigate to localhost:3000 in every tab
- enter username and room number (integer)
- go ahead and chat away :)
- you can group users in chat rooms
![chat_app_join](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4679573/285096413-03e42e36-5871-458d-b9ae-df93fbf85d10.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.R-v5LhCcsXRlm-1SWalTjkQhvtgOZaWS8jvRKclRUTo)
![chat_room_interface](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/4679573/285096613-6179e6d9-53b1-4271-b18a-eed51b226d13.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.GOi8P0DUYQb6-CNUIzZc4lpm_BwQBjP19oafsqCxunc)
- please read the guideline here