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import { Server, type Socket } from "socket.io";

class SocketService {
  private static instance: SocketService;
  private _io: Server;
  private _sockets: Record<string, Socket> = {}; // Store sockets by user ID

  private constructor() {
    console.log("Initializing Socket Service...");
    this._io = new Server({

thekbbohara

"use client";

import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import { io, type Socket } from "socket.io-client";

export const useSocket = (): Socket => {
  const socketRef = useRef<Socket>();

  if (!socketRef.current) {
    socketRef.current = io("ws://ws.thekbbohara.xyz");

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Node.js Deployment

Steps to deploy a Node.js app to DigitalOcean using PM2, NGINX as a reverse proxy and an SSL from LetsEncrypt

1. Create Free AWS Account

Create free AWS Account at https://aws.amazon.com/

2. Create and Lauch an EC2 instance and SSH into machine

I would be creating a t2.medium ubuntu machine for this demo.

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export const getSrcDir = async (cwd: string): Promise<string> => {
  cwd = cwd || process.cwd();
  const files = await readdir(cwd);
  if (files.includes("src")) return resolve(cwd, "src");
  if (files.includes("package.json")) {
    await mkdir(resolve(cwd, "src"));
    return resolve(cwd, "src");
  }
  return await getSrcDir(resolve(cwd, ".."));
};