Simple Chat App (Socket.io + React)

This workspace contains:

• server: Node.js + Express + Socket.io backend
• client: React + Vite frontend

1) Install dependencies

From the project root, run:

cd server
npm install

cd ../client
npm install

2) Run the backend

In one terminal:

cd server
npm run dev

Server runs on http://localhost:4000.

3) Run the frontend

In another terminal:

cd client
npm run dev

Frontend runs on http://localhost:5173 by default.

Features

• Join with a display name
• Send and receive messages in real time
• Basic system events for users joining/leaving