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This example shows How to Build a Team Messenger Site With React (Slack Clone):
This demo uses:
- CometChat Pro 2.3.0
- Firebase
- React
- Material Icons
To run the demo follow these steps:
- Head to CometChat Pro and create an account
- From the dashboard, add a new app called "slack-clone"
- Select this newly added app from the list.
- From the Quick Start copy the APP_ID, APP_REGION and AUTH_KEY. These will be used later.
- Also copy the REST_API_KEY from the API & Auth Key tab.
- Navigate to the Users tab, and delete all the default users and groups leaving it clean (very important).
- Download the repository here or by running
git clone https://github.com/Daltonic/slack-clone.gitand open it in a code editor. - Head to Firebase and create a new project
- Create a file called app.config.js in the src folder of your project.
- Import and inject your secret keys in the app.config.js file containing your CometChat and Firebase in this manner.
// For Firebase JS SDK v7.20.0 and later, measurementId is optional
const firebaseConfig = {
apiKey: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
authDomain: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
databaseURL: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
projectId: 'xxx-xxx-xxx',
storageBucket: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
messagingSenderId: 'xxx-xxx-xxx',
appId: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
measurementId: 'xxx-xxx-xxx',
}
const cometChat = {
APP_ID: 'xxx-xxx-xxx',
AUTH_KEY: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
REST_KEY: 'xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx',
APP_REGION: 'xx',
}
export { firebaseConfig, cometChat }- Make sure to exclude app.config.js in your gitIgnore file from being exposed online.
- Run the following command to install the app.
npm install
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