README.md

CipherChat_Messenger

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js

How to run

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/simran1002/CipherChat_Messenger.git

2. Open the project directory

cd Cipher_Messenger

3. Install dependencies

npm install

4. Add a .env file to the root directory with the following variables

DB_URI=<MongoDB URI>
PORT=3000

5. Run the server

npm start

or to run in development mode

npm run dev