Quick-chat

A simple chat application with a Vite + React frontend and a Node/Express backend.

This repository contains two main folders:

• client/ — the React + Vite frontend
• server/ — the Node.js/Express backend (APIs, DB, and media helpers)

Features

• React + Vite client
• Node/Express server with controllers for users and messages
• Cloudinary helper included for media handling (see server/lib/cloudinary.js)
• Ready for local development and deployment

Tech stack

• Frontend: React, Vite, JavaScript
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Data: MongoDB (configured via environment variable)

Prerequisites

• Node.js v16+ (or compatible)
• npm (or yarn)
• A MongoDB database URI
• (Optional) Cloudinary account if you want image uploads