ChitChat - Meet you AI companions!

ChitChat is a full-stack chat application built with Node.js and React + TypeScript.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

You need Node.js installed on your machine. The project is tested with node version 18.x

Installing

To get the project running, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/emecii/chitchat.git

2. Install all the required packages for the backend:

   Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd chitchat-backend/chitchat-web-backend/
   npm install

   Setup the .env file for backend: https://www.notion.so/espresso-dao/Env-for-backend-9517bdfbc1b641b698f5d9dee050dc84?pvs=4

3. Install all the required packages for the frontend:

    Navigate to the frontend directory:
   

   cd chitchat-web/chitchat-web-app/
   npm install

4. Start backend and frontend Create a new terminal session

   cd chitchat-backend/chitchat-web-backend/
   npm run test

   Create a new terminal session

   cd chitchat-web/chitchat-web-app/
   npm run start

5. Navigate to localhost:3001

6. Navigate to localhost:3000/api-docs for the api spec