ChatMe (Real-Time Chat Web Application)

Overview

Built a full-stack real-time chat application featuring instant messaging, online/offline presence indicators, and image sharing. Implemented JWT-based authentication with welcome emails sent on signup via Resend. Integrated Cloudinary for image uploads and Arcjet for API rate limiting to ensure security and performance. Designed a responsive, polished UI using React, Tailwind CSS, and DaisyUI, with Zustand handling global state management across the app.

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