diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index f264be2..8acedd3 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
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         "react-phone-number-input": "^3.4.5",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.26.1",
-        "react-toastify": "^10.0.5"
+        "react-toastify": "^10.0.5",
+        "socket.io-client": "^4.7.5"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^9.9.0",
@@ -2019,6 +2020,11 @@
         "win32"
       ]
     },
+    "node_modules/@socket.io/component-emitter": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9BCxFwvbGg/RsZK9tjXd8s4UcwR0MWeFQ1XEKIQVVvAGJyINdrqKMcTRyLoK8Rse1GjzLV9cwjWV1olXRWEXVA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@swc/helpers": {
       "version": "0.5.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@swc/helpers/-/helpers-0.5.12.tgz",
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       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -3157,6 +3162,26 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-client": {
+      "version": "6.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-client/-/engine.io-client-6.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GeZeeRjpD2qf49cZQ0Wvh/8NJNfeXkXXcoGh+F77oEAgo9gUHwT1fCRxSNU+YEEaysOJTnsFHmM5oAcPy4ntvQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1",
+        "engine.io-parser": "~5.2.1",
+        "ws": "~8.17.1",
+        "xmlhttprequest-ssl": "~2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-parser": {
+      "version": "5.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HqD3yTBfnBxIrbnM1DoD6Pcq8NECnh8d4As1Qgh0z5Gg3jRRIqijury0CL3ghu/edArpUYiYqQiDUQBIs4np3Q==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/es-abstract": {
       "version": "1.23.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.23.3.tgz",
@@ -5179,7 +5204,6 @@
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-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/mz": {
@@ -6481,6 +6505,32 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-client": {
+      "version": "4.7.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client/-/socket.io-client-4.7.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sJ/tqHOCe7Z50JCBCXrsY3I2k03iOiUe+tj1OmKeD2lXPiGH/RUCdTZFoqVyN7l1MnpIzPrGtLcijffmeouNlQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.2",
+        "engine.io-client": "~6.5.2",
+        "socket.io-parser": "~4.2.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser": {
+      "version": "4.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-parser/-/socket.io-parser-4.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/GbIKmo8ioc+NIWIhwdecY0ge+qVBSMdgxGygevmdHj24bsfgtCmcUUcQ5ZzcylGFHsN3k4HB4Cgkl96KVnuew==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/source-map-js": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -7444,6 +7494,34 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/chalk/strip-ansi?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ws": {
+      "version": "8.17.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.17.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6XQFvXTkbfUOZOKKILFG1PDK2NDQs4azKQl26T0YS5CxqWLgXajbPZ+h4gZekJyRqFU8pvnbAbbs/3TgRPy+GQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "bufferutil": "^4.0.1",
+        "utf-8-validate": ">=5.0.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "bufferutil": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "utf-8-validate": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QKxVRxiRACQcVuQEYFsI1hhkrMlrXHPegbbd1yn9UHOmRxY+si12nQYzri3vbzt8VdTTRviqcKxcyllFas5z2A==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/y18n": {
       "version": "5.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.8.tgz",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 2d5ad33..b8cdafb 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "react-icons": "^5.3.0",
     "react-phone-number-input": "^3.4.5",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.26.1",
-    "react-toastify": "^10.0.5"
+    "react-toastify": "^10.0.5",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.7.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.9.0",
diff --git a/client/src/components/Negotiate/Chat.jsx b/client/src/components/Negotiate/Chat.jsx
index 3b14c88..5429e7c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Negotiate/Chat.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Negotiate/Chat.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,42 @@
 import './chat.css';
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import io from 'socket.io-client'
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useContext } from 'react';
+import { addDoc, collection, doc, getDoc } from 'firebase/firestore';
+import {db} from '../../../firebase'
+import { AuthContext } from '../context/Authcontext';
 
 export default function Chat() {
+  //current user context
+  const { currentUser } = useContext(AuthContext);  
+  const [userType, setUserType] = useState("buyers"); //change depending upon the type of user(buyer or farmer)
+  const [contacts, setContacts] = useState({});
+  // console.log(currentUser);
+  console.log(contacts);
+  //testing values, to be removed later
+  const roomID = 'room1';
+  const SERVER_PORT = import.meta.env.VITE_SERVER_PORT;
+  
+  const [socket, setSocket]= useState(null);
+  
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    //establish new socket connection
+    const newSocket = io.connect(`http://localhost:${SERVER_PORT}`);
+    setSocket(newSocket);
+
+    //monitor messages
+    newSocket.on("recieve-message", (recieved_message)=>{
+      setMessages(prevMessages => [...prevMessages, recieved_message]);
+    })
+
+    //get all contacts when u load the page
+    getContacts(currentUser.uid, userType).then((result)=>{
+      setContacts(result);
+    });
+    return () => {
+      newSocket.disconnect();
+    };
+  },[])
+
   // State for the input text and messages
   const [text, setText] = useState('');
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState([]);
@@ -15,8 +50,25 @@ export default function Chat() {
   }, [messages]);
 
   // Handle the click event to add a new message
-  const handleClick = () => {
+  const handleClick = async () => {
+    //send message to server through websocket
     if (text.trim()) {
+      
+      if (socket) {
+        socket.emit("send-message", { message: text});
+      }
+      
+      //add message to database
+      try {
+        await addDoc(collection(db, 'chats', roomID, 'messages'), {
+          message: text,
+          timeStamp: new Date(),
+          user: currentUser.uid,
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error uploading message:", error);
+      }
+
       setMessages([...messages, text]);
       setText('');
     }
@@ -56,3 +108,24 @@ export default function Chat() {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+const getContacts = async (userID, userType)=>{
+  try {
+    const userDocRef = doc(db, userType, userID);
+    const userDoc = await getDoc(userDocRef);
+    if (userDoc.exists()) {
+      const userData = userDoc.data();
+      return userData.Contacts
+      // const contacts = userData.contacts || [];
+
+      // console.log("Contacts:", contacts);
+      // return contacts;
+    } else {
+      console.log("No such user!");
+      return [];
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching contacts:", error);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main.jsx b/client/src/main.jsx
index 873fa08..b840120 100644
--- a/client/src/main.jsx
+++ b/client/src/main.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import FDashboard from './components/Farmer/FDashboard';
 import Profilesetup from './components/ProfileSetup/Profilesetup';
 
 ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')).render(
-  <React.StrictMode>
     <AuthProvider >
     <BrowserRouter>
       <Routes>
@@ -32,5 +31,4 @@ ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')).render(
     </BrowserRouter>
     </AuthProvider>
 
-  </React.StrictMode>
 );
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index e1320b8..1e67da7 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "firebase-admin": "^12.3.1",
         "node": "^20.17.0",
-        "nodemon": "^3.1.4"
+        "nodemon": "^3.1.4",
+        "socket.io": "^4.7.5"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@fastify/busboy": {
@@ -327,6 +328,11 @@
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@socket.io/component-emitter": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.2.tgz",
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+    },
     "node_modules/@tootallnate/once": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tootallnate/once/-/once-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -363,6 +369,19 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/cookie": {
+      "version": "0.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cookie/-/cookie-0.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XW/Aa8APYr6jSVVA1y/DEIZX0/GMKLEVekNG727R8cs56ahETkRAy/3DR7+fJyh7oUgGwNQaRfXCun0+KbWY7Q=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/cors": {
+      "version": "2.8.17",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8CGDvrBj1zgo2qE+oS3pOCyYNqCPryMWY2bGfwA0dcfopWGgxs+78df0Rs3rc9THP4JkOhLsAa+15VdpAqkcUA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
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       "version": "4.17.21",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/express/-/express-4.17.21.tgz",
@@ -638,6 +657,14 @@
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       "optional": true
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@@ -975,6 +1002,63 @@
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       }
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+        "@types/cors": "^2.8.12",
+        "@types/node": ">=10.0.0",
+        "accepts": "~1.3.4",
+        "base64id": "2.0.0",
+        "cookie": "~0.4.1",
+        "cors": "~2.8.5",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1",
+        "engine.io-parser": "~5.2.1",
+        "ws": "~8.17.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-parser": {
+      "version": "5.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.2.3.tgz",
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+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
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@@ -2465,6 +2549,107 @@
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+        "socket.io-adapter": "~2.5.2",
+        "socket.io-parser": "~4.2.4"
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+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.2.0"
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+      "version": "2.5.5",
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+        "ws": "~8.17.1"
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+    },
     "node_modules/statuses": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2813,6 +2998,26 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "node_modules/ws": {
+      "version": "8.17.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.17.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6XQFvXTkbfUOZOKKILFG1PDK2NDQs4azKQl26T0YS5CxqWLgXajbPZ+h4gZekJyRqFU8pvnbAbbs/3TgRPy+GQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "bufferutil": "^4.0.1",
+        "utf-8-validate": ">=5.0.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "bufferutil": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "utf-8-validate": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/y18n": {
       "version": "5.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.8.tgz",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 870804d..dc251fe 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start" : "node server.js"
+    "start": "node server.js"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "firebase-admin": "^12.3.1",
     "node": "^20.17.0",
-    "nodemon": "^3.1.4"
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.4",
+    "socket.io": "^4.7.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index d253ebf..af7efe9 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 require("dotenv").config({ path: './.env.local' });
 
 const express = require('express');
+const http = require('http');
 const cors = require('cors');
 const app = express();
-const port = process.env.PORT;
-
-app.use(cors());
+const {Server} = require('socket.io');
 
+const SERVER_PORT = process.env.SERVER_PORT;
+const CLIENT_PORT = process.env.CLIENT_PORT;
 const states = require('./states.json');
 
+const server = http.createServer(app);
+
+//middleware
+app.use(cors());
+
+//routings
 app.get('/states', (req, res) => {
   res.json(Object.keys(states));
 });
@@ -34,6 +41,23 @@ app.get('/areas/:state/:district/:subdistrict', (req, res) => {
   res.json(areas);
 });
 
-app.listen(port, () => {
-  console.log(`Server is running on http://localhost:${port}`);
+//socket.io connections
+const io = new Server(server, {
+  cors:{
+      origin : `http://localhost:${CLIENT_PORT}`,
+      methods : ['GET', 'POST']
+  }
+
+})
+io.on("connection", (socket)=>{
+  console.log(socket.id);
+
+  socket.on("send-message", (data)=>{
+    console.log('sending message');
+    socket.broadcast.emit("recieve-message", data.message);
+  })
+})
+
+server.listen(SERVER_PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Server is running on http://localhost:${SERVER_PORT}`);
 });