Gangio is a full-featured chat and communication platform inspired by Discord. It provides real-time messaging, server-based communities, direct messaging, voice/video communication, and social features in a modern, responsive interface.

• Real-time Communication: Text, Voice, and Video channels.
• Server Management: Create/join servers, role & permission system, channel/category organization, invite system.
• User Management: Authentication (registration/login), profiles (avatar, banner, status, bio), friend system (requests/list), Steam integration.
• Messaging System: Rich text messages, attachments, reactions, mentions, message history, direct messaging.
• Responsive UI: Clean, modern interface inspired by Discord, built with Tailwind CSS.
• Performance: Optimized for speed and efficiency.

• Framework: Next.js (React)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Database: MongoDB
• Real-time: WebSockets (implementation details may vary, e.g., Socket.IO, LiveKit, Pusher)
• Authentication: NextAuth.js (implied for session management and providers like Steam)

The application utilizes MongoDB for data storage. Key collections include:

• users
• servers
• serverMembers (Note: Uses camelCase)
• roles
• categories
• channels
• messages
• directMessages
• badges

Performance is optimized through database indexing on frequently queried fields.

Important: For detailed schema information, indexing strategies, and specific development guidelines (like collection naming conventions), please refer to gangio.md.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd gangio

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or yarn install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Copy .env.example to .env.local.
   • Fill in your MongoDB connection string (MONGODB_URI).
   • Add any necessary API keys or secrets (e.g., NEXTAUTH_SECRET, NEXTAUTH_URL, STEAM_API_KEY, STEAM_CLIENT_ID, STEAM_CLIENT_SECRET, LiveKit keys, etc.).

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   # or yarn dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

• Use the getCollection(db, 'collectionName') utility from lib/db.ts for consistent database collection access, especially for serverMembers.