Chattr public and private realtime chat

By Maria D. Campbell

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM | 1 min read

Last modified on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM

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This application is a refactoring of my original Node.js Express Socket.io app using the EJS (Embedded JavaScript) templating engine for the front end. I finally got to replacing EJS with React. It is still being hosted on Heroku, but has been structured in such a way that only one script is required to run the application instead of two. Heroku no longer provides a free tier, but the lowest cost per month is low enough for me. $5! And that is also $1 less than the lowest cost for hosting applications on Digital Ocean: $6/month. Much less hassle, and Heroku is compatible with my Apple M1 Max chip MacBook Pro!