Build & Deploy a Real-Time Chat App with Firebase + Charts

Build & Deploy a Real-Time Chat App with Firebase + Charts If you’ve ever wanted to build your own real-time chat app and host it online for free — this guide is for you. We'll create a live chat app using Firebase Firestore and visualize messages using Chart.js , then deploy the app using Firebase Hosting . 🚀 What We'll Build A simple real-time chat app (like WhatsApp lite 💬) A bar chart showing how many messages are sent per hour Realtime updates (no page refresh needed) Live deployment with Firebase Hosting 🛠Tech Stack HTML + CSS + JavaScript Firebase Firestore (for real-time DB) Chart.js (for the message chart) Firebase Hosting (for deployment) 🧱 Step 1: Firebase Project Setup Go to Firebase Console Click “Add project” Follow the prompts (you can skip Google Analytics) After it's created, click “</>” Add App (Web App) Copy your Firebase config object (we’ll need this) 📦 Step 2: Create the HTM...