It's easier than you think. See http://fzysqr.com/2011/03/27/nodechat-js-continued-authentication-profiles-ponies-and-a-meaner-socket-io/ http://fzysqr.com/2011

It's easier than you think. See http://fzysqr.com/2011/03/27/nodechat-js-continued-authentication-profiles-ponies-and-a-meaner-socket-io/ http://fzysqr.com/2011/03/27/nodechat-js-continued-authentic... The good news about node.js is that it's fresh and there are tons of howtos and tutorials out there already.