💬 Chatbot Application

A real-time MERN stack chatbot 🤖 powered by Socket.io for instant messaging. This application ensures secure authentication, encrypted passwords, and seamless frontend-backend communication for a smooth user experience. 🚀

✨ Features

• 🔹 Real-time messaging with Socket.io
• 🔹 Secure authentication with protected routes
• 🔹 Encrypted passwords using bcrypt.js 🔑
• 🔹 Seamless frontend-backend communication with CORS
• 🔹 API testing with Postman
• 🔹 Responsive and user-friendly UI 🎨

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js ⚛️, CSS 🎨
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js 🌐
• Database: MongoDB Atlas 📦, Mongoose
• Real-time Communication: Socket.io ⚡
• Authentication & Security: bcrypt.js 🔐, JWT
• API Testing: Postman

🚀 How It Works

1. User Registration & Login 🔐
   • Users sign up with a secure authentication process.
   • Passwords are encrypted using bcrypt.js.
2. Real-time Chatting 💬
   • Users can send and receive messages instantly via Socket.io.
   • Messages are stored securely in MongoDB Atlas.
3. Security & Protection 🛡️
   • Protected routes ensure only authenticated users access chat.
   • CORS handles seamless frontend-backend interaction.

📌 Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/chatbot-app.git
   cd chatbot-app

2. Install dependencies

   # For backend
   cd server
   npm install
   
   # For frontend
   cd ../client
   npm install

3. Set up environment variables

   • Create a .env file in the server directory and add:

     MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
     JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Run the application

   # Start backend server
   cd server
   npm start
   
   # Start frontend
   cd ../client
   npm start

5. Access the app

   • Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

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