Clone the repo and install dependencies at the root:

git clone https://github.com/Simonmon06/chat-app.git
cd chat-app
pnpm install

Generate Prisma client (shared across packages):

pnpm run prisma generate

Run all apps in parallel:

pnpm run dev:server   # Express + Prisma + PostgreSQL
pnpm run dev:client   # React + Vite frontend
pnpm run dev:packages # shared Zod/validator package (watch mode)

🎥 Demo

• Live App: https://chat-app-client-y25q.onrender.com

• The app is hosted on Render free tier, which has a cold start time of ~50 seconds.
• If the demo link seems unresponsive at first, please wait up to a minute for the server to wake up.
• Once active, the app runs normally with real-time messaging.