Next.js 14 Real-Time Chat App using Socket IO - Udemy

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Tech Stack

1. Learn Next JS 14 Latest Features like App Router , Server Actions , Middlewares etc.

2. Implement Clerk Authentication .

3. Working with SOCKET IO to perform all real-time tasks.

4. Deploying Next JS App to Vercel and Node App to Render

5. Working with combination of both client and server components

6. Using Tailwind CSS in-order to override Ant Design default styling and building custom components

Project

1. Implement CLERK Authentication for sign-up and sign-in.

2. Logged in users will be able to see all the list of users who registered in the application

3. If any user want to chat with other user , they have to add the user to chats list

4. Users can create one-to-one chat and also group chats.

5. Users can able to update their profile picture , create groups , edit groups.

6. Users can see unread messages count in chats-list for every chat.

7. Integrating socket io in-order to make all the chat functionalities real time.

8. Once the socket io is integrated , users will be able to send and receive the messages in real-time.

9. Recipient users can see the typing animation if any user is typing in that chat.

10. Read Receipts functionality for the messages.

Next.js is an open-source, objective-coded framework for web developers created by Kotlin JS developers. It is used to create server-rendered React applications and can be used with modern JavaScript languages like TypeScript, GraphQL, and React components.

Next.js allows developers to create web applications to a high standard with pre-built features such as routing, file-based routing, webpack dev server, hot module replacement, static exports, and code splitting.

Next.js works well for building static sites and progressive web apps that are SEO-friendly, accessible, and fast.