Web-Chat 🚀

A lightweight web-based chatting application that brings real-time communication to your fingertips.

Join the conversation at web-chat (Initial server startup may take some time).

Web-Chat

Features

Real-Time Updates: Powered by WebSockets for live user interaction.
Create or Host Servers: Create and host your servers with one click.
Login/Signup: Signup on servers to join them and Login if already joined.
Channel Communication: Organize your conversations with channels for seamless communication.
Persnal Communication: Enjoy private conversations with end-to-end encryption, ensuring your privacy.
Server State Management: Download and save your server's state locally, making it easy to resume later.
Multi-Server Access: Connect to multiple servers on Web-Chat for diverse conversations.
Media Sharing: Share media files with all server members for a richer chat experience.
Local Caching: Your messages and media are cached on your device for quick and offline access using IndexedDB.

Role Based Access Control: User permissions are judged on the basis of their roles.
Custom Server Features: Allow users to customize their servers to their liking.
Profiling: Add the ability to include descriptions to your server or content.
Frontend Framework: Consider incorporating a frontend framework to enhance the user expirence.

Clone this repository.
Navigate to the folder and create a virtual environment: python3 -m venv venv
Activate the virtual environment: . venv/bin/activate
Install the necessary dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
Set up environment variables:
- export DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///test.sqlite3
- export SECRET_KEY=<a_secret_key>
Start the service with Gunicorn: gunicorn --worker-class geventwebsocket.gunicorn.workers.GeventWebSocketWorker app:app

Feel free to contribute, add, or modify features according to your creative ideas. Don't forget to share your creations with me!