Build a React Chat App in 4 Steps

In this blog I will show you how to pick up an existing codebase example to build your very own . This is a basic real-time chat app using React, Socket.io and the . React Chat App Cosmic JS API I’ll be using for this example blog. Cosmic JS is an that makes managing and building websites and applications faster and more intuitive. By decoupling content from code, Cosmic JS empowers developer flexibility while ensuring content editors can plan and deploy content as it best suits them. We’ll be using Cosmic JS to install our example app, deploy and make content updates moving forward from the . Cosmic JS API-first CMS cloud-based Content Management Platform If you haven’t already, get started by for . Helpful resources are provided below to streamline your development operations. Signing Up Cosmic JS React Chat App Page React Chat App Demo React Chat App Codebase on GitHub Build a React Universal Blog in 4 Steps 1. Create a New Bucket Your bucket’s name is the name of your website, project, client or web application that you are building. I named mine “React Chat” to remain concise for our example blog. 2. Install the Cosmic JS React Chat App Once you’ve signed up and named your bucket, you’ll be prompted to start from scratch or “see some apps”. For this blog I simply clicked the right button to “see some apps” so that I could begin the installation process for the React Chat App . App Installation Options gives you the ability to filter between programming languages such as and more. Cosmic JS Node.js, PHP, React, AngularJS Simply click “Install” underneath the icon to get started, or visit the . React Chat App Cosmic JS Apps Page 3. Deploy to Web I clicked “Deploy to Web”. I can then edit Objects while my web application is deploying. You will receive an email confirming the deployment of your web application. If you encounter any issues during deployment, you may be routed to the . Cosmic JS Troubleshooting Page Confirm Deploy Location and Branch Deploy Branch Confirmation Modal I’m drawing from a repo, my branch is clarified and I have a deployed location that matches my slug / bucket name that I made in Step 1. Deploy, Deploy Away A little reassurance that you’ll soon be up, alive and well on the web. :) 4. Edit Global Objects / Posts Editing is a dream come true in the Cosmic JS Dashboard. To read more about how was built with editing content in mind, read Cosmic JS Building With the Content Editor in Mind. App Deployment Confirmation It’s as easy as signing up, creating a new bucket, installing the web application(s), edit objects and deploy! I get my confirmation email to access my web application and also see my like custom domains, one-click SSL, webhooks and localization. options for bucket upgrades is an that makes it easy to manage applications and content. If you have questions about the Cosmic JS API, please reach out to the founders on or . Cosmic JS API-first cloud-based content management platform Twitter Slack Carson Gibbons is the Co-Founder & CMO of , an API-first Cloud-based that decouples content from code, allowing devs to build slick apps and websites in any programming language they want. Cosmic JS Content Management Platform