# bradtraversy/chatcord

Realtime chat app with rooms

Repository: https://github.com/bradtraversy/chatcord
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chatcord
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-07-26T22:26:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2354, "days_push": 768, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1207, forks 1144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.457840+00:00)

## What it is
ChatCord is a realtime chat application with rooms built using Node.js, Express, and Socket.io on the backend with vanilla JavaScript on the frontend. It was created as part of a YouTube tutorial and serves as both a working chat app and a learning resource.

## Use cases
- build a realtime chat app with rooms
- learn websockets with socket.io
- run a self-hosted group chat server
- follow along with a node.js chat tutorial
- add a simple chat feature to a website
- study a full-stack vanilla js chat example

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, easy-to-understand realtime chat example
- you are learning socket.io and websockets from a tutorial
- you need a lightweight chat app with room support and no heavy dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need production-grade chat with authentication, persistence, or scaling
- you require a maintained project with a license and active development
- you need mobile push notifications or enterprise messaging features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, http-server, chat-interface
- domain: web-development, messaging-platforms
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: socket-io, chat-rooms, tutorial-project, vanilla-js, express, real-time, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- bradtraversy/chatcord (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.457840+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:18:58.067414+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bradtraversy/chatcord (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.457840+00:00, sha 6784a973e973)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.