Term-Chat-TUI

Term-Chat-TUI is an encrypted terminal-based chat application written in C. It provides a simple text user interface (TUI) for real-time communication directly from your terminal.

Features

• Lightweight and fast terminal chat interface
• Written in C for performance
• Data streams encrypted with SSL
• Easy to build with Makefile
• Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS)

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• C compiler (e.g., gcc, clang)
• make utility

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Building

Clone the repository and build the project:

git clone https://github.com/GrandBIRDLizard/Term-Chat-TUI.git
cd Term-Chat-TUI
make
make certs // follow instructions to set up SSL certification and keys on server

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Running

After building, run the executable: For running your own server for other clients to connect to

./server <PORT_NUMBER> 

For running the client to connect to a server

./client

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Usage

• Launch the application in your terminal.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to join or create a chat.

• Chat

• Voice Chat

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.