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# 💬 Full Stack Real-Time Chat App 🚀

![Demo App](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/burakorkmez/imessage/master/frontend/public/screenshot-for-readme.png)

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## ✨ Highlights:

- 💬 Full Stack Real-Time Chat Application built from scratch
- ⚛️ Frontend with React, Tailwind CSS & Hero UI
- 🚀 Backend with Node.js & Express.js
- 🔐 Authentication with Clerk
- 🗄️ MongoDB Database Integration
- ⚡ Real-Time Messaging with Socket.io
- 🟢 Online User Presence Tracking
- 🖼️ Image & Video Sharing Support
- 🎨 Light & Dark Mode
- 🖌️ 13 Custom Wallpapers
- 🌈 11 Beautiful Themes
- ⌨️ Optional Keyboard Sound Effects
- 🔌 Build Your Own WebSocket Server
- 🚫 No Firebase or Supabase Required
- 📤 Media Uploads & Optimization with ImageKit
- 🔔 Webhooks Explained & Implemented
- ⏰ Cron Jobs from Scratch
- 🛡️ Express Middleware Deep Dive
- 📁 File Uploads & Media Handling
- 🌐 Deploy Your App with a Live URL
- 🆓 100% Free Setup to Get Started
- 📂 Full Source Code Included
- 🎯 Resume-Ready Production-Style Project

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## 🧪 Environment Variables

### Backend (`/backend`)

```bash
PORT=<your_port>

NODE_ENV=<development_or_production>

MONGO_URI=<your_mongodb_connection_string>

CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=<your_clerk_publishable_key>
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=<your_clerk_secret_key>
CLERK_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_SECRET=<your_clerk_webhook_signing_secret>

IMAGEKIT_PRIVATE_KEY=<your_imagekit_private_key>

FRONTEND_URL=<your_frontend_url>
```

### Frontend (`/frontend`)

```bash
VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=<your_clerk_publishable_key>
```

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## 🚀 Tech Stack

### Frontend

- React
- Tailwind CSS
- Hero UI
- Zustand
- Socket.io Client

### Backend

- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB
- Socket.io
- Clerk
- ImageKit

### Deployment

- Frontend: Render
- Backend: Render
- Database: MongoDB Atlas

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