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Socket.IO Chat

A simple chat demo for socket.io

How to use

$ cd socket.io
$ npm install
$ cd examples/chat
$ npm install
$ node .

And point your browser to http://localhost:3000. Optionally specify a port by supplying the PORT env variable.

Features

Multiple users can join a chat room by entering a unique username on website load.
Users can type chat messages to the chat room
A notification is sent to all users when a user joins or leaves the chatroom