Node.JS Chat
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This is a node.js chat application powered by SockJS and Express that provides the main functions you'd expect from a chat, such as emojis, private messages, an admin system, etc.

![Chat Preview](http://i.imgur.com/lgRe8z4.png)

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## Features
- Material Design
- Emoji support
- User @mentioning
- Private messaging
- Message deleting (for admins)
- Ability to kick/ban users (for admins)
- See other user's IPs (for admins)
- Other awesome features yet to be implemented

![User Features](http://i.imgur.com/WbF1fi2.png)

![Admin Features](http://i.imgur.com/xQFaadt.png)


#### There are 3 admin levels:
- **Helper:** Can delete chat messages
- **Moderator:** The above plus the ability to kick and ban users
- **Administrator:** All the above plus send global alerts and promote/demote users

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## Setup
Clone this repo to your desktop and run `npm install` to install all the dependencies.

You might want to look into `config.json` to make change the port you want to use and set up a SSL certificate.

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## Usage
After you clone this repo to your desktop, go to its root directory and run `npm install` to install its dependencies.

Once the dependencies are installed, you can run  `npm start` to start the application. You will then be able to access it at localhost:3000

To give yourself administrator permissions on the chat, you will have to type `/role [your-name]` in the app console.

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## License
>You can check out the full license [here](https://github.com/IgorAntun/node-chat/blob/master/LICENSE)

This project is licensed under the terms of the **MIT** license.