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Luis Feliu Gomez Polo
Luis Feliu Gomez Polo

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Looking to start an open source ChatRoulette/Omegle-style project – Who’s in?

Hey everyone 👋

I’m planning to kick off an open source project inspired by platforms like ChatRoulette and Omegle. The goal is to build a web app for random, real-time video chats between users — focusing on simplicity, anonymity (at least to start), and real-time performance.

Tech stack I’m planning to use:

🔸 Frontend: Next.js

🔸 Backend: Node.js + Express

🔸 Real-time communication: Socket.IO + WebRTC

I want this to be a lightweight, scalable, and educational project — something we can build together while learning and applying modern web development practices.

The initial goal is to launch a basic MVP: connect two random users in a video chat room. Later on, we could explore moderation tools, themed rooms, optional login, etc.

Interested?

Want to contribute code?

Are you a designer, tester, writer, or just full of good ideas?

Just want to follow the project and learn?

Drop a comment or send me a message! I’ll set up a GitHub repo to get us started. The more people involved, the better 🙌

Thanks for reading!

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