GROUPV4.5 is a self-hosted web chat application built with Flask and Socket.IO.
It provides real-time messaging, groups, DMs, polls, file sharing, voice notes, reactions, and calls.
⚠️ All data (users, messages, polls, files) is stored only in server memory – everything is lost when the server restarts.

• 🔐 User login & registration with CAPTCHA
• 👥 Global chat + private groups with multiple channels
• 📩 Direct Messages (DMs) with optional calls
• 📁 File & image sharing (with previews)
• 🎙️ Voice message recording (up to 60s)
• 📊 Poll creation & voting
• 😂 Emoji reactions
• 📝 Edit, reply & delete messages
• 🔎 Search loaded messages
• 🎨 Light & dark theme toggle
• 🚫 Banned word filter
• 🔔 Desktop notifications
• 📱 Fully responsive UI

git clone https://github.com/blei920/Private-Chat.git

2.Open cd

cd Private-Chat

3. Install modules

pip install flask flask-socketio requests beautifulsoup4

4. Run the server

python3 GROUPV4.5.py

5. Open in your browser

http://127.0.0.1:5000

⚙️ Configuration

File size limit: 1 MB per file

Voice message limit: 60 seconds

Rate limit: 1000 requests per 5 minutes per IP

Spam protection: prevents rapid spam messages

Banned words: built-in filter list

📜 License

Released under the MIT License. You are free to use and modify this project for personal or educational purposes.