For demo access and other instructions [see here](https://github.com/tinode/chat/#demosandbox).
## Installing and running
This is NOT a standalone app, this is just a frontend, a client. It requires a [backend](https://github.com/tinode/chat/). See [installation instructions](https://github.com/tinode/chat/blob/master/INSTALL.md).
## Getting support
* Read [client-side](http://tinode.github.io/js-api/) and [server-side](https://github.com/tinode/chat/blob/master/docs/API.md) API documentation.
* For support, general questions, discussions post to [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/tinode](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/tinode).
* For bugs and feature requests [open an issue](https://github.com/tinode/webchat/issues/new).
## Internationalization
The app is fully internationalized using [React-Intl](https://github.com/formatjs/react-intl). The UI language is selected automatically from the language specified by the browser. A specific language can be forced by adding `#?hl=XX` parameter to the URL when starting the app, e.g. https://web.tinode.co/#?hl=ru.
The app is currently available in the following languages:
* English
* Chinese (simplified)
* Chinese (traditional)
* German
* Korean
* Romanian
* Russian
* Spanish
More translations are welcome. See [instructions](https://github.com/tinode/chat/blob/devel/docs/translations.md#webapp).
## Not done yet
* End-to-End encryption.
* Emoji support is weak.
* Mentions, hashtags.
* Replying or forwarding messages.
* Previews not generated for videos, audio, links or docs.
## Other
* Demo avatars and some other graphics are from https://www.pexels.com/ under [CC0 license](https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/).
* Background patterns from http://subtlepatterns.com/, commercial and non-commercial use allowed with attribution.
* [Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/) and [icons](https://google.github.io/material-design-icons/#icon-font-for-the-web) from Google under [license](https://developers.google.com/terms) which permits commercial and non-commercial use.
* Push notifications built with https://firebase.google.com/.
## Push notifications
If you want to use the app with your own server and want web push notification to work you have to set them up:
* Register at https://firebase.google.com/, set up the project if you have not done so already.
* Follow instructions to create a web application https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/9326094 in your project.
* Follow instructions at https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592 to get a Firebase configuration object ("Firebase SDK snippet").
* Locate `firebase-init.js` in the root folder of your copy of TinodeWeb app. Copy-paste the following keys from the configuration object to `firebase-init.js`: `apiKey`, `messagingSenderId`, `projectId`, `appId` (you may copy all keys).
* Copy `Web Push certificate` (Project Settings -> Cloud Messaging -> Web configuration -> Web Push certificates) to `messagingVapidKey` field in `firebase-init.js`.
* Double check that `firebase-init.js` contains the following keys: `apiKey`, `messagingSenderId`, `projectId`, `appId`, `messagingVapidKey`. The file may contain other optional keys.
* Copy Google-provided server key to `tinode.conf`, see details [here](https://github.com/tinode/chat/blob/master/docs/faq.md#q-how-to-setup-fcm-push-notifications).
## Responsive design
### Desktop screenshot
