Meetup - Real-Time Chat with AI

Meetup – Real-Time Live Chat System with AI Assistant & PWA is a Laravel-based real-time chat application

Overview

Meetup – The Ultimate AI-Powered Real-time Live Chat System

Meetup is a modern, real-time live chat application built with Laravel 12, Tailwind CSS, and real-time broadcasting. It seamlessly integrates AI-powered assistants using API-compatible AI providers, enabling smart reply suggestions, chat summarization, and an intelligent chatbot experience.

Whether you need a standalone chat platform or a communication module for your existing Laravel project, Meetup delivers a premium, scalable, and user-friendly solution with a clean, modern interface.

Live Demo

View the live demo to explore all features:

Demo URL: https://meetup.winxlab.com

Demo Login Credentials

• Admin Account

  • Email: admin@example.com
  • Password: demo@123

• User Account

  • Email: user@example.com
  • Password: demo@123

Key Features

Advanced AI-Powered Features

• Smart Reply Suggestions: Context-aware AI-generated responses.
• Chat Summarization: Instantly summarize recent conversations attaching last 50 messages.
• AI Chatbot: Dedicated assistant for user queries and support.
• Multi-Provider Support: Compatible with Gemini-style, OpenAI-style, and OpenRouter-style APIs.

Real-time Communication

• Instant Messaging: Low-latency real-time delivery.
• Typing Indicators: Live typing status.
• Read Receipts: Message read confirmation.
• Online Status: Real-time online/offline and last-seen tracking.

Chat & Collaboration Tools

• Private & Group Chats: One-to-one and group conversations.
• File & Image Sharing: Secure multimedia messaging.
• Emoji Picker: Rich emoji support.
• PWA Support: Installable Progressive Web App.

User & Admin Management

• Authentication System: Secure login and user profiles.
• Admin Dashboard: Manage users, settings, and activity.
• User CRUD: Create, update, and delete users.
• User Import: Import users via CSV or existing tables.

Technology Stack

• Backend: Laravel 12 (PHP 8.2+)
• Frontend: Blade, jQuery, Tailwind CSS
• Database: MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB
• Real-time: Pusher / Laravel Reverb
• AI Integration: API-compatible AI providers

System Requirements

• PHP 8.2 or higher
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• BCMath, Ctype, JSON, Mbstring
• OpenSSL, PDO, Tokenizer, XML

Installation

• Upload files to your server
• Create a database and update the .env file
• Run migration commands
• Configure broadcasting and AI API credentials

Detailed step-by-step installation instructions are included in the documentation.

Important Notice

• This product does not include any AI API keys.
• Users must provide their own API credentials.
• This item is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google, OpenAI, or OpenRouter.

Why Choose Meetup?

Meetup focuses on performance, scalability, and developer-friendly architecture. The codebase follows Laravel best practices, is well-structured, and easy to customize. The UI is responsive, clean, and optimized for both desktop and mobile devices.

Launch your own AI-powered real-time chat platform in minutes.

Features

Key Future

• One-to-one private chat functionality
• Group chat support
• Real-time messaging using Pusher / LaravelEcho
• Online / offline user status
• Typing indicator
• Message read / seen indicators
• File and image sharing in chats
• Emoji support
• Chat user search
• Chat details panel (shared files & images count)
• AI Assistant:
  • Summarize last 50 messages
  • Smart chat insights
• Progressive Web App (PWA) support
• User roles and permissions
• Secure authentication system

Future Updates (Planned)

• Dark / Light mode
• Multi-language support
• Discord Integration
• RTL layout support
• Voice message support
• Push notifications

Requirements

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• PHP >= 8.2
• Laravel >= 12.x
• MySQL >= 5.7 / MariaDB
• Composer
• Node.js & NPM (for frontend assets)
• Pusher

Instructions

INSTALLATION OVERVIEW

1. Upload the project files to your server
2. Create a database
3. Configure .env file using .env.example
4. Run the following commands:

   composer install
   php artisan key:generate
   php artisan migrate --seed
   npm install (Optional)
   npm run build (Optional)

5. Visit the application URL and log in

(Default login credentials are provided in the documentation)