Chat server using Node, Express, Typescript, Socket.io, gulp, and Heroku.
Used Socket.io, a realtime abstraction library which helps my app serve users without WebSocket support. Socket.io also provides common functionality like rooms, namespaces, and automatic reconnection.
Socket.io is one of the fastest and most reliable realtime engines.
Run npm run start for a dev server. The server will serve in http://localhost:3000/ and would be listening for new web socket requests.
Run gulp build to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the dist/ directory.
It is ready for deployment with a Procfile and an .env file should be added, for more info on how to deploy in Heroku review https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/deploying-nodejs where the mention all the steps.