💬 Real-Time Chat Application

A real-time chat application built using Flask and Flask-SocketIO, enabling users to join chat rooms and communicate instantly in real time. The application features a clean interface and supports multiple users concurrently.

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🚀 Features

• Real-time communication with WebSockets
• Join and participate in chat rooms
• Built with Flask and Flask-SocketIO
• Responsive frontend with HTML and CSS

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask, Flask-SocketIO
• Frontend: HTML, CSS
• Language: Python

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📁 Project Structure

Real-Time-Chat-Application/
├── static/
│   └── css/
│       └── style.css
├── templates/
│   └── index.html
├── main.py
└── .gitignore

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Maina-M19/Real-Time-Chat-Application.git
cd Real-Time-Chat-Application

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install flask flask-socketio

4. Run the application:

python main.py

5. Open your browser:

Go to http://localhost:5000 to use the app.

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📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

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🙌 Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Flask and Socket.IO communities for their powerful libraries.