A full-stack real-time chat application where users can sign up, log in, create private/public conversations, share media, send instant messages, and more. Built with the MERN stack and modern tools like Multer, Cloudinary, Emoji Picker, and React Toastify.

• 👤 User Authentication – Signup, Login, Logout with secure JWT tokens stored in cookies
• 💬 Real-Time Chat – Instant messaging via Socket.IO with typing indicators and read receipts
• 📎 Media Sharing – Upload images/videos using Multer and store them securely in Cloudinary
• 🙂 Emoji Picker – Send emojis via an integrated emoji search and picker tool
• 🧾 Chat History – Load previous messages, scrollable conversation threads
• 🔒 Secure Auth – Passwords hashed using bcrypt, and secure cookies via cookie-parser
• 🌐 CORS Enabled – Allows smooth frontend-backend interaction
• 📣 Notifications – Feedback via React Toastify for actions and errors
• 💅 Responsive UI – Tailwind CSS-based design that adapts to all devices
• 🎨 Lucide Icons – Clean and lightweight icon set for UI elements

• React.js
• Tailwind CSS
• Redux Toolkit
• Axios
• React Toastify
• Emoji Picker
• Lucide React Icons, React Icons

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• Multer
• Cloudinary
• bcrypt.js
• cookie-parser
• cors
• Socket.IO
• jsonwebtoken