django-react-chat-app

this is a simple chat app built with django and react

how to run this project

make a virtual environment and install the repository inside it

activate you virtual environment

venv/Scripts/activate # for linux: source venv/bin/activate

then take a dive inside backend folder and download the used packages

pip install -r requirements.txt

then run the server

python manage.py runserver

Note: make sure that the virtual environment is activated

Now get inside the frontend folder and run

npm i # or npm install

and then run the website

npm run dev

Happy Coding ^_^