Messaging App

Getting started

Run the following command to try this example locally:

$npx create-liveblocks-app@latest --example nextjs-messaging-app --api-key

This will download the example and ask permission to open your browser, enabling you to automatically get your API key from your liveblocks.io account.

Manual setup

Alternatively, you can set up your project manually:

• Install all dependencies with npm install
• Create an account on liveblocks.io
• Copy your secret key from the dashboard
• Create an .env.local file and add your secret key as the LIVEBLOCKS_SECRET_KEY environment variable
• Add an AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY from the Vercel AI Gateway so the AI teammate can reply when you mention or DM it
• Optionally add a BETTER_AUTH_SECRET (openssl rand -base64 32); it is required when deploying
• Run npm run dev and go to http://localhost:3000

Deploy on Vercel

To both deploy on Vercel, and run the example locally, use the following command:

$npx create-liveblocks-app@latest --example nextjs-messaging-app --vercel

This will download the example and ask permission to open your browser, enabling you to deploy to Vercel.

Develop on CodeSandbox

After forking this example on CodeSandbox, create the LIVEBLOCKS_SECRET_KEY, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET and AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY environment variables as secrets.