Visage Connect is a full-featured real-time chat application built with modern web technologies, offering seamless communication for individuals and groups.
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Direct Messages (DMs): Enjoy private, one-on-one conversations with your friends.
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Group Chats: Connect with multiple people in a single chat thread, perfect for project collaboration or keeping in touch with large groups.
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Real-time Communication: Messages are delivered instantly, fostering a natural flow of conversation.
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Read Receipts: See when your messages have been read for added clarity.
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Modern Tech Stack: Built with Next.js 14 for a performant and scalable frontend, powered by Typescript for strong typing and code maintainability.
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Tailwind CSS: Leverages Tailwind for rapid UI development and a beautiful design.
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shadCN: Provides a sleek and customizable dark mode experience.
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Convex: Utilizes Convex for a serverless, scalable backend solution (Note: Requires account creation).
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Clerk: Employs Clerk for user authentication and authorization (Note: Requires account creation).
While Visage Connect offers a powerful feature set, the initial setup might involve a few more steps compared to some other solutions. We understand this and have created comprehensive documentation to guide you through the process:
1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/dev-sire/visage-connect.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install or yarn install
To enable the real-time chat functionality, Visage Connect utilizes Convex for the backend. To set up Convex, follow the detailed instructions here: Convex Guide (Account creation required)
Visage Connect leverages Clerk for user authentication and authorization. To configure Clerk, follow the step-by-step guide here: Clerk Guide (Account creation required)
3. Configure environment variables: After completing the Convex and Clerk setups, follow the instructions within the project to set up the required environment variables for these services.
4. Run the development server: npm run dev or yarn dev
We welcome contributions to Visage Connect! Remove bugs, add more features and help Visage Connect become an even better experience for everyone!
Visage Connect is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.