🔥 Burner Chat

LAN Chatroom with Live Messaging

A lightweight chatroom for local networks — no internet required.
Anyone on the same LAN can join and chat in real time.

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🚀 Setup

🖥️ Server

1. Start a simple HTTP server to share the client script: python3 -m http.server 8000

2. Run the chat server (listens on port 5000): python3 chat_server.py

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💬 Client

1. Download chat_client.py from the host HTTP server or this repo:
   http://:8000/BurnerChat/chat_client.py
   or
   chat_client.py

2. Run the client, pointing to the server IP: python3 chat_client.py <server-ip-address> 5000

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📱 Mobile Users

1. Install Termux from your app store.

2. Install Python: pkg install python

3. Continue with the client setup above.

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📡 Use

• Each client is prompted for a Name when joining.
• Only active members can chat (no offline history).
• Server must be online and listening.
• Works entirely offline — all devices must be on the same LAN.

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🎯 Goal

This is a small step toward a bigger project:

• Building decentralized, anonymous communication systems.
• Exploring blockchain concepts such as:
  • Peer‑to‑peer networking
  • Smart contracts
  • Cryptography

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🧠 Learn More

See the full learning repo on blockchain concepts:
👉 EduChain

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