google-docs-clone

Google Docs clone using React, Socket.io and MongoDB

Features

• Basic Google Docs bar is implemented
• Real-time synchronization: any client connected on a specific document can write in real time, everything is synchronized between clients
• Multi documents handling: you can connect several clients on the same document, or on different ones (new one created by default)
• Data is persisted: start again your clients on same URL and you'll get back data
• Possibility to print the documents

What you need first

You need to have installed:

• MongoDB
• Node.js

How to start

1. With the help of your terminal, go to server folder
2. Type npm i to install all modules
3. Then type npm run dev
4. Open a new terminal tab, go to client folder
5. Type npm i to install all modules
6. Then type npm start
7. Visit http://localhost:3000 to create your first document
8. (optional) Repeat 4 and 6 as many times as you want, on same URL or not