rust-chat
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Chat with people on your local network. 
No sign-ups, no servers in the cloud, no tracking. 
Just run it and share the link or QR code.

- Works in any browser. Guests can jump in with just a name. 
- Accounts are optional and stored locally.

- On startup a QR code is printed in the terminal.
- Point a phone camera at it and you are in. 
- No typing the IP address.

Has rooms, direct messages, file sharing, reactions, typing indicators, 
link previews, @mentions, and a nudge that shakes the screen. 
Installable as a PWA on phones and desktops.
so it feels like a native app.

BUILDING
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Requires Rust 1.75+.

    cargo run --release

* Server starts on http://localhost:8080
* Scan the QR code in the terminal to connect from mobile.

DOCS
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See docs/ for full documentation.

DEPLOYMENT
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seriously, read the project description.

- There is nothing to deploy.
- There is no need to do such things.
- because everything runs locally.

LICENSE
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MIT -- see LICENSE