Groq Chatbot

A web-based chatbot powered by the Groq API using Flask. Chat with a friendly AI through a clean, responsive UI similar to ChatGPT.

Features

Interactive web-based chat interface

Maintains recent chat history

Reset chat functionality

Short, clear AI responses

Uses Groq API for AI-based responses

Responsive UI with smooth scrolling

Tech Stack

Backend: Python, Flask

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Libraries: Flask-CORS, Requests, Python-Dotenv, Groq

Server: Gunicorn (for production)

Run Locally

Clone the project

 git clone https://github.com/EmaanSafdar/Groq-Chatbot.git

Go to the project directory

  cd Groq-Chatbot

Install dependencies

  pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a virtual environment

  python -m venv venv
# On Windows:
venv\Scripts\activate
# On macOS/Linux:
source venv/bin/activate

Create a .env file in the project root and add your Groq API key:

GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key_here

python chatbot.py

Open your browser at http://127.0.0.1:5000 to use the chatbot.

Deployment

To deploy this project run Make sure your requirements.txt includes:

flask

flask-cors

gunicorn

requests

python-dotenv

groq

Use this start command on Render or similar platforms:

gunicorn chatbot:app

Troubleshooting

ModuleNotFoundError: Add missing libraries to requirements.txt and redeploy.

Status 127 / gunicorn not found: Make sure gunicorn is in requirements.txt.

Groq API key errors: Ensure .env exists and contains GROQ_API_KEY.

Demo

https://groq-chatbot-8.onrender.com/