README.md

Socket-based Chat Application

This project implements a simple client-server-based chat application that facilitates communication between multiple clients. The server acts as a central hub, relaying messages between connected clients. Multithreading has been used to facilitate parallel communication, ensuring efficient handling of multiple clients simultaneously.

Features

• Real-time communication between clients
• Lightweight and efficient
• Easy to set up and run
• Supports parallel communication using multithreading

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• g++ (GNU C++ Compiler)
• A terminal/command prompt to execute the commands

Steps to Run the Application

1. Setting Up the Server

1. Compile the server code using the following command:

   g++ server.cpp -o s

2. Run the server with a specified port number (e.g., 5000):

   ./s 5000

2. Setting Up the Client

1. Compile the client code using the following command:

   g++ client.cpp -o c

2. Run the client with the server's IP address (e.g., 0.0.0.0) and the port number:

   ./c 0.0.0.0 5000

3. Connecting Multiple Clients

Repeat the steps for setting up the client on multiple terminals to connect more clients to the server.

Screenshots

Server Interface

Client 1 Interface

Client 2 Interface