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-# TinyChat
+# TinyChat
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+This is possibly the smallest cloud hosted chat written in the world. It provides one common chat thread for everyone. The user logs into the chat using anonymous login with a nickname, and then can add entries to the chat thread. This program is written for MongoDB Realm using the latest SwiftUI extensions for the iOS Combine framework.
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+On the MongoDB Atlas side
+
+* Create a Free Atlas Cluster. Under 'Additional Settings' select version 'MongoDB 4.4'
+* Name new Atlas Cluster TinyChat
+* Hit Create Cluster
+
+Once the cluster has been created, select the Realm tab 
+
+* Select Create a New App
+* Select Mobile, iOS, No I'm starting from Scratch as your options
+* Hit 'Start a new Realm App'
+* Name the new Realm App 'TinyChat'
+* Link it to the TinyChat cluster created above (default choice)
+* Hit Create Realm Application
+
+Set up Sync in Dev Mode
+
+* Select Cluster to Sync 'TinyChat'
+* Define a Database called 'TinyChatDB'
+* Create a partition key called '_partition' as a string
+* Hit 'Turn Dev Mode On'
+* Deploy the Realm application
+
+XCode Project
+
+* Download the source code from Github
+* Open generated project file
+* Copy the Realm id from the top left button in the Realm panel in the web UI
+* Set the Realm id in ContentView.swift
+
+Run the app
+