Next.js 14 Real-Time Chat App using Socket IO

Technology Stack:

• Exploring the latest features of Next.js 14, such as App Router, Server Actions, Middlewares, and more.
• Implementing authentication through Clerk.
• Working with Socket.IO to provide all real-time features.
• Deploying a Next.js application on Vercel and a Node.js application on Render.
• Using both client and server components in combination.
• Applying Tailwind CSS to customize Ant Design styles and create custom components.

Project Tasks:

• Implementing authentication through Clerk for registration and login.
• Displaying a list of all registered users for authorized users.
• Creating a list of chats with users to enable communication.
• Supporting personal and group chats.
• Updating profile, adding and editing groups.
• Displaying the number of unread messages for each chat.
• Integrating Socket.IO to enable real-time chat functionality.
• Implementing "typing" animations to show when a message is being typed by the interlocutor.
• Implementing message read statuses.

About Next.js:

Next.js is a powerful open-source framework for web development, designed for building server and client applications with React. It supports modern languages like TypeScript and GraphQL and offers numerous features, including routing, static export, code splitting, and SEO support. Next.js suits both static sites and progressive web applications, providing high performance and accessibility.

Join this course and create a real-time chat application using Next.js and Socket.IO, gaining valuable knowledge and skills with modern web technologies!