Welcome to the aurorachat repository!

This is the server for Aurorachat.
For clients and stuff, see the main repo. The license, code of conduct, and security/contributing guidelines in the main repo also apply here.

This repository is open for contributions! If you'd like to, you may open a PR or an issue, contributing helps us as we develop aurorachat!

How to Run the Server

Warning

Python 3.14+ may cause compatibility issues. Please use Python 3.13 or earlier.

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Unitendo/aurorachat-server.git
cd aurorachat-server

2. Set up environment variables

Copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env:

cp .env.example .env

This file contains environment variables that you can modify to your liking.

3. Install dependencies

pip install flask flask-socketio flask-cors better-profanity bcrypt python-dotenv

4. Run the server

python server.py