git clone https://github.com/abhagupta/chat-app-node.git
cd chat-app-node
npm install

CUSTOMCONNSTR_MONGOLAB_URI=<mongo connection url>  // eg. CUSTOMCONNSTR_MONGOLAB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/sandbox-chat-box
PORT=<port number>

npm start

Browse to http://localhost:<port number>. If no PORT is set, 8000 is default port.

• Signup user - with passport-local strategy
• Login user - with passport-local strategy
• Chat feature - with passport-socketio authentication
• Saving past messages (using mongo)
• Join and leave rooms
• Show users present in a room

• Socket io
• Passport for authentication
• Mongo db for data storage
• jquery for front end

Deployed Heroku app : https://multiroom-chat-app.herokuapp.com/