vynqtalk-server

A scalable chat server backend for real-time messaging, built with Java and Spring Boot.

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✨ Features

• ⚡ Real-time Messaging (REST APIs & WebSocket)
• 🔒 Secure Authentication (JWT, Spring Security)
• 🗄️ PostgreSQL Integration (with Spring Data JPA)
• 📊 Monitoring (Spring Boot Actuator)
• 🛡️ Advanced Security (CSRF, XSS, Rate Limiting)
• 📚 Comprehensive API Docs (Swagger UI)

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone the Repository

# Copy this command
git clone https://github.com/goal651/vynqtalk-server.git
cd vynqtalk-server

2. Set Up PostgreSQL

-- Copy and run in your PostgreSQL client
CREATE DATABASE vynqtalk;

3. Configure Environment

Create a .env file in the project root:

# Copy and edit with your credentials
PORT=8080
DATABASE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/vynqtalk
DATABASE_USERNAME=your_username
DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_password

4. Build & Run

# Copy and run in your terminal
./mvnw clean install
./mvnw spring-boot:run

The server will start at: http://localhost:8080

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📚 Documentation

• Getting Started
• API Reference
• Architecture Overview

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📖 API Documentation

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html
• Actuator Endpoints: http://localhost:8080/actuator

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🔐 Security Highlights

• JWT-based authentication
• Role-based access control
• CSRF & XSS protection
• Rate limiting

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

• Ensure PostgreSQL is running and accessible

• Verify credentials in .env and application.properties

• Check Java & Maven versions:

  java -version
  mvn -version

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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💬 Support

If you like this project, please give it a ⭐ on GitHub!

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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