ludo-web-multiplayer/README.md

Online Multiplayer Ludo Game

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Table of content

• About

• Architecture

• Key Features and Challenges

• Tech Stack

• Installation

• Screenshots

About

Ludo Online is a multiplayer web-based implementation of the classic board game Ludo, built using the MERN stack and integrated with SocketIO for real-time communication.

Architecture

Tech Stack

Frontend: Backend: Tests: Tools:

Key Features and Challenges

• Maintained session consistency with Express Session and MongoDB.
• Enabled real-time communication via WebSocket and SocketIO.
• Ensured code reliability with testing using Mocha, Chai, and Jest.
• Hosted in a Docker container on AWS EC2.
• Established CI/CD using CircleCI.

Installation

1. Download this repository
2. Generate your own mongoDB atlas credential URL. It should looks like this:

mongodb+srv://madmin:<password>@clustername.mongodb.net/<dbname>?retryWrites=true&w=majority

3. Add this URL to the /backend/credentials.js file
4. Perform these commands in the main directory:

npm i
npm start
cd backend
npm i
node server.js

Screenshots