v0.0.0

Full Changelog: v0.0.0-beta.2...v0.0.0

First stable release

A real-time chat application built with Bun, WebSocket, SQLite, and TailwindCSS. Chatter is easy to set up and runs on your LAN.

Features

• 🔐 User authentication (signup/login)
• 💬 Real-time messaging with WebSocket
• ✍️ Markdown support for messages
• 📝 Typing indicators
• 🌓 Dark mode support
• 🔄 Auto-scroll with smart scroll lock
• 📱 Responsive design

Prerequisites

• Bun v1.1.36 or higher

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

bun install

Development

Run the development server with auto-reload:

bun run dev

Watch and compile CSS:

bun run css:watch

Production

Build for production:

bun run build

Start the production server:

bun run start

PM2 Deployment

The project includes PM2 scripts for production deployment:

bun run pm2-start    # Start with PM2
bun run pm2-stop     # Stop PM2 service
bun run pm2-restart  # Restart PM2 service
bun run pm2-startup  # Configure PM2 startup on boot

Project Structure

• /src
  • /db - Database schema and operations
  • /views - HTML templates
• /public
  • /css - Stylesheets (TailwindCSS)
  • /pages - Client-side JavaScript
  • /images - Static assets

Technologies

• Runtime: Bun
• Database: SQLite
• Styling: TailwindCSS with Typography plugin
• Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript with WebSocket
• Security: bcryptjs for password hashing

Environment Variables

• PORT - Server port (default: 5177)
• SCHEMA_PATH - Path to SQLite schema file