Slack Clone (Learning Project)

This is a Slack-like chat application built as a learning project to explore GraphQL and RabbitMQ integration in a modern web stack. The project is not fully developed and is intended for educational purposes.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Laravel (PHP) with GraphQL API (apiserver)
• Frontend: React.js (Next.js) (app)
• Messaging: RabbitMQ (for real-time message delivery)
• Other Services: Redis, MySQL (via Docker Compose)

Features (Implemented & In Progress)

• User authentication (login & registration)
• Workspaces and channels (create, list, join)
• Channel messaging (via GraphQL mutations and RabbitMQ)
• Real-time updates using RabbitMQ and WebSockets
• Containerized development environment with Docker

Project Structure

• apiserver/: Laravel backend with GraphQL and RabbitMQ integration
• app/: React/Next.js frontend
• docker/: Docker configs for RabbitMQ, MySQL, Redis, etc.
• docker-compose.yml: Multi-service orchestration

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

2. Start services with Docker Compose

   docker-compose up --build
   

Status

This project is a work in progress and not production-ready. Contributions and suggestions are welcome!

Main motivation

To learn and experiment with GraphQL and RabbitMQ in a full-stack environment.

Next

Build something similar in RUST and GoLang