Securing a Chat App With React and Auth0
Blog post from Stream
This tutorial guides readers through building a chat application with user authentication and group messaging functionality similar to Slack channels, using Auth0 for authentication and Stream Chat for messaging. The process involves setting up a Node.js server to handle user tokens and initializing a React application to create a user interface with Stream's React chat components. Auth0 is used to securely authenticate users, allowing them to register or login before accessing the chat, while Stream Chat provides a comprehensive suite of default and customizable chat features. The tutorial is designed for developers with basic Node.js and React experience, requiring them to install necessary dependencies, configure server and client-side authentication, and integrate chat functionalities. The end result is a scalable and robust chat solution, with the complete code available on GitHub for further exploration and development.