🎥 RandomChat

A lightweight, real-time video chat app that randomly connects two users for peer-to-peer video/audio communication.

Built with:

• ⚙️ Java 21 Virtual Threads
• 🚀 Spring Boot + WebSockets (signaling)
• 📹 WebRTC (video/audio)
• 🌐 Vanilla HTML + JS frontend

🌍 Live Demo here

👉 Try it now on Render

⚡ Features

• Anonymous 1-to-1 video chat
• Peer-to-peer media via WebRTC
• Fast signaling with WebSockets
• Scalable backend using Java Virtual Threads

🛠️ Run Locally

Backend

cd RandomChat
./mvnw spring-boot:run

Frontend

Open http://localhost:8080 in two browser tabs/devices.

🔧 How It Works

1. Users connect via WebSocket to the backend
2. Backend matches peers and relays SDP/ICE for negotiation
3. WebRTC creates a direct media connection between users
4. STUN server is used for NAT traversal

📦 Tech Stack

• Backend: Java 21, Spring Boot, WebSockets, Virtual Threads
• Frontend: HTML, JavaScript, WebRTC
• STUN Server: Google public STUN

🙋‍♂️ Author

Hari Thatikonda
📫 haribabutatikonda3@gmail.com
🔗 GitHub | LinkedIn

📄 License

MIT — use it freely, improve it collaboratively.