Self-Hosting

Since NovaChat doesn't rely on a backend, it can be easily self-hosted.

Running Locally

Local requirements: Node.js 20 + pnpm 9

git clone https://github.com/rxliuli/novachat.git
pnpm i
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:5173 to access it.

Deploying Remotely

Using Cloudflare Pages

1. Build static assets locally with pnpm build
2. Register for a Cloudflare account
3. Navigate to Workers & Pages > Overview > Create an application > Pages, and select Upload assets
   
4. Enter a project name and create it
   
5. Drag and drop the dist directory to upload
   
6. Now, you've successfully deployed to Cloudflare Pages