const express = require('express'); const app = express(); const http = require('http'); const server = http.createServer(app); const { Server } = require("socket.io"); const io = new Server(server); app.use(express.static('public')); io.on('connection', (socket) => { console.log('a user connected'); //console log if a user connceted socket.on('picture', (line) => { //if the message "picture" comes it will do this function. the message is called line console.log(line); //logs the incoming message called line socket.broadcast.emit("dingdong",line); //it broadcasts it to the other connected clients https://socket.io/docs/v4/tutorial/step-5 }); socket.on('disconnect', () => { console.log('user disconnected'); }); }); server.listen(3000, () => { //if you would like to change the port change the number console.log('listening on *:3000'); });