ChessHub

ChessHub is a web application for chess enthusiasts that allows players to compete against each other.

Technologies used

1. ReactJS
2. MongoDB
3. NodeJS
4. ExpressJS
5. Mantine
6. Socket.IO
7. Mongoose

Features

1. Play chess with your friends
2. Play with computer with customizable ELO
3. View your game history
4. Make friends
5. Analyze your games

How to contribtute to this repository ?

You can contribute to this repository by checking out existing issues or creating your own in the issue section (if you experience any bugs in the application or you want to propose a new feature).

1. Star the repository
2. Fork the repo. (Click on the fork button in the top right corner).
3. Clone the forked repo to your local machine.

git clone https://github.com/moonpatel/ChessHub.git 

4. Change the present working directory.

cd ChessHub

5. Create a new branch.

git checkout -b new-branch

6. Create a .env file in both frontend and backend directory according to the .env.example files with the required environment variables.
7. Install the dependencies for frontend.

cd frontend
npm install

8. Install the dependencies in the backend.

cd backend
npm install

9. Start the frontend

cd frontend
npm run dev

10. Start the backend

cd backend
npm run dev

11. Visit http://localhost:5173 in your browser to view the application.