Pingify

Pingify is a modern web application designed to facilitate real-time chat and user management. The project is structured as a full-stack application with a React-based frontend and a Node.js/Express backend.

Features

• User authentication (login, registration)
• Real-time chat interface
• User profile management
• Responsive and modern UI

Project Structure

Pingify/
├── client/        # Frontend (React + Vite)
│   ├── public/    # Static assets
│   ├── src/       # Source code
│   │   ├── assets/      # Images and icons
│   │   ├── components/  # React components (ChatContainer, Sidebar, RightPanel)
│   │   ├── lib/         # Utility libraries (db.js)
│   │   ├── pages/       # Page components (HomePage, LoginPage, ProfilePage)
│   │   ├── store/       # This contains state management for Zustand
│   │   ├── App.jsx      # Main app component
│   │   ├── main.jsx     # Entry point
│   │   └── index.css    # Global styles
│   ├── package.json     # Frontend dependencies
│   └── vite.config.js   # Vite configuration
├── server/        # Backend (Node.js + Express)
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── controllers/ # Route controllers (auth.controller.js)
│   │   ├── lib/         # Backend utilities
│   │   ├── middleware/  # Express middleware
│   │   ├── models/      # Database models
│   │   └── routes/      # API routes (auth.route.js)
│   │   ├── emails/      # handle sending email to new user
│   └── package.json     # Backend dependencies
└── README.md      # Project documentation

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Vijayaa21/Pingify.git
   cd Pingify

2. Install dependencies for both client and server:

   cd client
   npm install
   cd ../server
   npm install

Running the Application

Start the Backend Server

cd server
npm run dev

Start the Frontend (Vite Dev Server)

cd client
npm run dev

The frontend will typically run on http://localhost:5173 and the backend on http://localhost:3000 by default.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.