Stella - Multilingual Chat Application

Welcome to Stella, your chat platform that makes communication in different languages easy and efficient. Stella allows text messages and video calls, providing an integrated and user-friendly chat experience.

Key Features

• Text Messages and Video Calls: Communicate through text messages or dive into a more personal experience with video calls.

• Dark Mode: For a comfortable user experience in low-light environments, Stella offers an elegant dark mode.

Technologies Used

Client (Next.js, Tailwind CSS, ShadCN, React Hook Form, Zod, WebSocket, P2P)

• Next.js 14: A React application framework that enables server-side rendering and provides an amazing development experience.

• Tailwind CSS: A highly customizable, low-level CSS build tool.

• ShadCN (Component Library): A library of reusable components that streamlines the development of consistent and appealing interfaces.

• React Hook Form: A library for managing forms in React with ease.

• Zod: A schema validation library for JavaScript.

• WebSocket (socket.io): For real-time communication, providing a smooth and responsive chat experience.

• P2P (PeerJS): Enabling peer-to-peer video calls for a more private and efficient experience.

Server (NestJS, Mongoose, Peer, Socket.io)

• NestJS: A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient and scalable server-side applications.

• Mongoose: An object modeling library for MongoDB for Node.js.

• Peer: A library that facilitates P2P connections.

• Socket.io: A library that enables bidirectional real-time communication.

Getting Started

Follow the steps below to set up Stella on your local environment:

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/angelopedroso/stella.git
   cd stella

2. Install Dependencies:

   cd client
   yarn
   cd ../server
   yarn
   cd ../peer-server
   yarn

3. Configure Environment:

   • For the client, create a .env.local file in the client directory, and base it on .env.example with necessary configurations.
   • For the server, create a .env file in the server directory, and base it on .env.example with the required settings.
   • For the peer-server, create a .env file in the peer-server directory, and base it on .env.example with the required settings.

4. Start the Applications:

   • Start the client:

     cd client
     yarn dev

   • Start the server:

     cd ../server
     yarn start:dev

   • Start the peer-server:

     cd ../peer-server
     yarn start:dev

5. Access Stella: Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access Stella.

Future Plans

• Internationalization (i18n) for Other Languages: Make Stella accessible to users worldwide by implementing support for multiple languages.

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Contribution

If you want to contribute to Stella, follow these steps:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a branch for your contribution: git checkout -b your-branch.
3. Make the desired changes and add documentation if necessary.
4. Commit your changes: git commit -m "Your message".
5. Push your changes: git push origin your-branch.
6. Open a pull request in this repository.

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License

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