Configure node.js chat

Question

I am trying to install and run this node.js chat: https://github.com/dual3nigma/Mejorando.la-Chat . When I type "npm install" and "node server" it starts, but with an Express error. I think the reason is in the config.json file.

This is my config.json file. I've only changed the db name and port of the config.sample.json file and added my twitter / facebook keys:

{
    "port": 721,
    "host": "localhost",
    "db": {
        "name": "V1chatCCI"
    },
    "twitter": {
        "consumerKey": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "consumerSecret": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    },
    "facebook": {
        "appId": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "appSecret": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    },
    "session": {
        "secret": "",
        "key": ""
    }, 
    "cookie": {
        "secret": ""
    },
    "secure": false,
    "loginsecure": false,
    "key": "",
    "cert": "",
    "sentry": "dsn"
}

What do I need to put in the session secret/key section? The error on localhost:721 is: Express 500 Error: secret option required for sessions

Answer 1

You should be able to put anything in those sections, as they're used used internally by express handling sessions. Any values (even just random strings) should fix your problem.