CHAT WITH SOCKETS

A broadcast chat system with options to set name, sent private messages and chat anonymous! Written in C with TCP Sockets.

Requirements

• GCC
• Linux only (Tested with Ubuntu)
• Port 5000 free and unlocked by firewall

Server is compatible with a remote network (AWS, AZURE or Google Cloud)

How to run

Server

• Compile and Start server before receive connections

  gcc server.c -o server and ./server

• Now the server is running on port 5000 and waiting for clients

Client

• Compile and start a client (you can choose some server IP and a name) gcc client.c -o client
• Starting client without name ./client 127.0.0.1
• Starting client with a name ./client 127.0.0.1 usernameX
• Type /help at client console to see more options!
• Type anything and hit enter to sent to all other connected clients

Authors

• @Leon Junio
• @Edmar Melandes