EchoLink

EchoLink is a real-time chat application built with Laravel, Laravel Reverb, Inertia.js, and React.

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Composer
• Node.js and NPM
• MySQL or another database supported by Laravel
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/KaushalCXXAI/EchoLink.git
cd EchoLink

2. Install PHP dependencies:

composer install

3. Install JavaScript dependencies:

npm install

4. Create a copy of the .env.example file and rename it to .env. Update the database configuration in the .env file.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=echolink
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

5. Generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

6. Configure your database in the .env file:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=echolink
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

7. Run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate

8. Link storage:

php artisan storage:link

Starting the Application

You can start all required services using the included batch file:

1. Run the start-services.bat file by double-clicking it or running it from the command line:

start-services.bat

This will start:

• Laravel development server
• Vite development server for frontend assets
• Laravel Reverb WebSocket server
• Laravel Queue

The application will automatically open in your default browser at http://localhost:8000.

Manual Startup

If you prefer to start services manually, open separate terminal windows and run:

1. Laravel development server:

php artisan serve

2. Vite development server for frontend assets:

npm run dev

3. Laravel Reverb WebSocket server:

php artisan reverb:serve

4. Laravel Queue :

php artisan queue:listen

Then visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Features

• Real-time messaging
• Group conversations
• File sharing
• User management
• Admin controls

License

MIT License