--- title: Build a real-time chat app with Rust and React | daily.dev description: Rust is known for its speed and reliability, while React is one of the most popular frontend frameworks for building user interfaces. In this article, we’ll... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-real-time-chat-app-with-rust-and-react-yiq-lg-kb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Build a real-time chat app with Rust and React | daily.dev og:description: Rust is known for its speed and reliability, while React is one of the most popular frontend frameworks for building user interfaces. In this article, we’ll... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-real-time-chat-app-with-rust-and-react-yiq-lg-kb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yIQ_lg_kb.png og:image:alt: Build a real-time chat app with Rust and React og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Build a real-time chat app with Rust and React **[LogRocket](https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket)** · 29 min read · 125 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary Rust is known for its speed and reliability, while React is one of the most popular frontend frameworks for building user interfaces. In this article, we’ll demonstrate how to build a real-time chat app with Rust and React that offers functionality for chat, checking user status, and indicating when a user is typing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ajaydhangar49** · 2 upvotes > nice **@devanujnegi** · 0 upvotes > Very nice, can you also post about the chat app for React Native also. **@waroi** · 0 upvotes > 👍 **@brenowss** · 0 upvotes > Very nice, I will definitively be coding it! **@codeystein** · 0 upvotes > I was not aware you could pair Rust with React at all, thanks for sharing! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#tailwind-css](https://daily.dev/tags/tailwind-css), [#websocket](https://daily.dev/tags/websocket), [#sqlite](https://daily.dev/tags/sqlite) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-real-time-chat-app-with-rust-and-react-yiq-lg-kb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Build a real-time chat app with Rust and React","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-real-time-chat-app-with-rust-and-react-yiq-lg-kb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-real-time-chat-app-with-rust-and-react-yiq-lg-kb"},"datePublished":"2022-12-22T17:02:38.769Z","dateModified":"2022-12-22T17:02:38.759Z","description":"Rust is known for its speed and reliability, while React is one of the most popular frontend frameworks for building user interfaces. 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