Chess Arena

A realtime multiplayer chess platform built with Next.js, Express, Socket.IO, and PostgreSQL.

Structure

chess-arena/
├── client/         Next.js frontend
└── server/
    ├── src/
    │   ├── routes/
    │   ├── middleware/
    │   ├── services/
    │   └── sockets/
    └── prisma/
        └── schema.prisma

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, PostgreSQL

1. Install dependencies:

   cd server && npm install
   cd ../client && npm install

2. Configure environment: Create .env in the server directory and .env.local in the client directory by copying the examples:

   cp server/.env.example server/.env
   cp client/.env.example client/.env.local

   Fill in the required environment variables in these files.

3. Push database schema:

   cd server && npx prisma db push

4. Start development:

   Terminal 1 (Backend):

   cd server && npm run dev

   Terminal 2 (Frontend):

   cd client && npm run dev

Frontend runs on http://localhost:3000, backend on http://localhost:5000.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15, TypeScript, react-chessboard
• Backend: Node.js, Express, Socket.IO, chess.js
• Database: PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM
• Auth: JWT, bcrypt
• Deploy: Vercel (frontend), Render (backend), Neon (database)