A real-time chat application where multiple users across different devices can join and chat with each other. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript have been used for the front-end, and Express.js for the back-end. The communication establishment has been done using Socket.IO.

1. Clone or download the repository to your local machine.

2. Install the required npm version and update the local node_modules repository with the versions present in package.json:

   nodemon install
   

3. Run the server.js to view the website:

   nodemon server.js
   

4. Once the server started, you might see a message "Server running on port 3000".

5. Open your browser and type localhost:3000, the home page of the chat application will get displayed.

6. Join a room and chat with others!

• Bidirectional connection between server and client has been established by Socket.IO.
• Rooms have been made so that different groups can communicate together.

1. Client on leaving malfunctions (FIXED)
2. URI can be manipulated (FIXED)
3. Same room having multiple users with same name cannot exist => ambiguity (FIXED)
4. User cannot identify itself (FIXED PARTIALLY)

1. Enable media sharing
2. Integrate a database
3. Sign-up, Sign-in and Authentication