ABOUT THE PROJECT
A full-stack real-time chat app with WebSocket-based messaging, unique room invite codes, and Google OAuth via NextAuth.js.
WHY I BUILT THIS
Wanted to understand how real-time systems work under the hood, so I built one from scratch.
CORE FEATURES
- ✔ Real-time instant message delivery
- ✔ Room subscriptions and typing indicators
- ✔ Google OAuth via NextAuth.js
- ✔ TurboRepo monorepo with shared Prisma package
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
- ⚙ WebSocket server handles real-time bidirectional events
- ⚙ Next.js frontend with Zustand for client state
- ⚙ Prisma ORM over PostgreSQL for message persistence
- ⚙ TurboRepo monorepo — frontend, backend, shared db package
TECHNOLOGY STACK
Next.js
TypeScript
Node.js
Express
PostgreSQL
Prisma
Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLPrisma