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README.md

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-# Instant Messaging APP
+# Instant Messaging Application using Qt and C++
+> * A socket programming project implemented in Qt and C++ supporting real-time communication.
+> * Developed server and client using Qt in C++ for real-time communication based on TCP protocol.
+> * Supported multiple users login at the same time and implemented group chat function for multiple users.
+> * Used MySQL in the back-end to store the users’ properties and historical messages.
+> * Implemented features for user registration, password reset and change avatar.
 
 ## Client 
+> * Used Qt Widget for the interfaces.
+> * Used TCP protocol for the communication.
+
+![Client Interface](images/client1.png)
+
+![User Login](images/users.png)
+
+![Chat Room](images/chatRoom.png)
+
+## Server
+> * Used MySQL as the back-end server to store historical messages. 
+> * Used muduo network library https://github.com/chenshuo/muduo
+
+![Server Info](images/server.png)
+
+
+## Useage
+This project requried server to start on the back end which could start use:
+> * bash start.sh
+Then the server will run in the backend. User could login to the server and perform functionabilities. 
+
+
 
-## Server

start.sh

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+#! /bin/bash
+
+while true 
+do
+	monitor=`ps -ef | grep main | grep -v grep | wc -l ` 
+	if [ $monitor -eq 0 ] 
+	then
+		echo "TcpChatRoomServer program is not running, restart it"
+		./main 2019 
+	else
+		echo "TcpChatRoomServer program is running"
+	fi
+	sleep 1
+done