Modify the server to add a REST API that allows for server-side message history, and a selfhosted webclient. The client remains unchanged, but maintains backwards compat with the server.

chatserver/webclient.py

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+from flask import Flask, render_template
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return render_template('index.html')  # Serve the HTML client
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)  # Run the web client on port 8080