✨ Fullstack Chat & Video Calling App ✨

Highlights:

• 🌐 Real-time Messaging with LiveKit Data Channels
• 📹 1-on-1 and Group Video Calls with LiveKit
• 🔐 JWT Authentication & Protected Routes
• 🌍 Language Exchange Platform with 32 Unique UI Themes
• ⚡ Tech Stack: React + Express + MongoDB + TailwindCSS + TanStack Query
• 🧠 Global State Management with Zustand
• 🚨 Error Handling (Frontend & Backend)
• 🚀 Self-Hosted with LiveKit (No third-party costs!)
• 🎯 Built with Scalable Technologies
• ⏳ And much more!

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🧪 .env Setup

Backend (/backend)

PORT=5001
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_uri

# LiveKit Configuration
LIVEKIT_API_KEY=your_livekit_api_key
LIVEKIT_API_SECRET=your_livekit_api_secret
LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-livekit-server.com

JWT_SECRET_KEY=your_jwt_secret
NODE_ENV=development

Frontend (/frontend)

VITE_LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-livekit-server.com

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🔧 Run the Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

💻 Run the Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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🎥 LiveKit Self-Hosted Setup

This app uses LiveKit for real-time communication. You can self-host LiveKit using Docker:

version: "3.8"
services:
  livekit:
    image: livekit/livekit-server:latest
    command: --config /etc/livekit.yaml
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "7880:7880"
      - "7881:7881"
      - "7882:7882/udp"
    volumes:
      - ./livekit.yaml:/etc/livekit.yaml

Or use Dokploy/Coolify for easy deployment!