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Build and Run Open Source Messenger

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Welcome to Part 2 of the tutorial! In this section, we will download the source code of Messenger apps and build it on a real device. Let’s get started!

Downloading the Source Code

The latest Messenger App code is regularly updated mesibo GitHub repositories. Follow the instructions below to download Messenger code for language and platform of your choice:

$ mkdir Messenger
$ cd Messenger
$ git clone https://github.com/mesibo/messenger-app-android.git

$ mkdir Messenger
$ cd Messenger
$ git clone https://github.com/mesibo/messenger-app-android-kotlin.git

$ mkdir Messenger
$ cd Messenger
$ git clone https://github.com/mesibo/messenger-app-ios-swift.git

$ mkdir Messenger
$ cd Messenger
$ git clone https://github.com/mesibo/messenger-app-ios.git

$ mkdir Messenger
$ cd Messenger
$ git clone https://github.com/mesibo/messenger-javascript.git

Ensure to Star(*) the project on GitHub to get notified whenever the source code is updated.

Customization and Rebranding Android, iOS and Web Messenger

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With the complete source code at your disposal, you have the freedom to customize every aspect of these apps to meet your specific requirements and branding. Not only can you modify the app’s visual appearance, but you can also customize how each message is rendered (which we will cover in our upcoming chatbot tutorial).

Although we won’t cover all the possible customizations in this tutorial, we will focus on some important ones, as follows:

Backend for Open Source Android, iOS and Web Messenger

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Adding a login mechanism to an app is a fundamental part of building secure applications that require user authentication. You need to implement a registration process where new users can sign up for your app by providing their information, such as phone, email, username, and password. Once users provide this data, your app communicates with your server to perform the authentication process, which requires the creation of APIs on your server for authentication. It’s important to note that this process is entirely independent of mesibo, and the implementation of your login mechanism is at your discretion.

Backend for Open Source Android and iOS Messenger

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In this section, we will discuss hosting the complete Mesibo real-time messaging, voice, and video server on your own premises.

It is important to note that there is no need to make changes to the mesibo messenger or any mesibo-powered application when deploying on-premise. This ensures that the transition from a cloud-based deployment to an on-premise configuration, changing the on-premise server, or deploying in a high availability configuration will not have any negative impact on your current app users. Your users can continue using the same app irrespective of your deployment model.

Conclusion

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Congratulations!

You’ve created a fully functional Messenger/Chat app with messaging, voice and video calls. Visit our Support Page if you have any questions.

There is much more to the Mesibo platform than what was covered here. We will soon have more tutorials for you to fully utilize Mesibo platform to suit your needs.