Chat.IO -> Real Time Chat Application built using Node.js

A Real Time Chat Application built using Node.js, Express, Mongoose, Socket.io, Passport, & Redis.

• Uses Express as the application Framework.
• Manages Sessions using express-session package.
• Authenticates via username and password using Passport.
• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt-nodejs package.
• Social Authentication via Facebook and Twitter using Passport.
• Real-time communication between a client and a server using Socket.io.
• Uses MongoDB, Mongoose and MongoLab(mLab) for storing and querying data.
• Stores session in a MongoDB using connect-mongo; a MongoDB-based session store.
• Uses Redis as an Adapter for Socket.io.
• Logging Errors and Exceptions using Winston.

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