Built an Open-Source Live Chat Starter Kit with NextJS & SocketIO

Hey Indie Hackers! 👋

I recently launched an open-source Live Chat Support Starter Kit — it’s a real-time, full-stack chat app built with:
• 🧠 Next.js (App Router)
• ⚡ Socket.IO for real-time messaging
• 🧩 Zustand for lightweight state management
• 🎨 TailwindCSS for styling

It includes both admin and visitor UIs, message persistence with sessionStorage / localStorage, and is fully deployable using Vercel (frontend) and Railway (backend).

I created this because I needed a simple but customizable real-time chat feature, and wanted to avoid third-party platforms or SaaS. Thought it could be helpful to others too — especially indie devs who want to add chat support to their apps quickly.

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/unjica/live-chat-support-demo

Would love your thoughts:
• What would you improve or change?
• Is it something you’d use or contribute to?
• Any ideas for next features?

Thanks for checking it out! 🙌