Yappr

Real-time chat rooms that disappear after 24 hours.

This project is archived. Yappr is no longer actively maintained or hosted, but the source code remains available here for reference and learning.

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Features

• Ephemeral Rooms - All rooms automatically expire after 24 hours
• Daily Topics - Three pinned rooms with fresh topics from HackerNews and Reddit
• Real-time Chat - WebSocket-based messaging with instant updates
• User Accounts - Optional registration with room creation limits
• Anonymous Access - Join and chat without creating an account

Tech Stack

• Backend: Go, Chi Router, Gorilla WebSocket, PostgreSQL
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS
• Infrastructure: Docker, Docker Compose

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/melkeydev/go-chat-app.git
cd go-chat-app

# Start with Docker Compose
docker-compose up

# Visit http://localhost:3000

Development

Backend (Go)

cd server
go mod download
go run main.go

Frontend (React)

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

Environment Variables

Server

secretKey=your-jwt-secret
MAX_ROOMS=50
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=your-reddit-client-id
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=your-reddit-client-secret

Client

VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
VITE_WEBSOCKET_URL=ws://localhost:8080

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Built by Melkey