About the Author Alex Diaconu is a WebSocket enthusiast who has spent most of his professional career working alongside engineering teams, technical product managers, and system architects, while writing about web technologies. Alex is currently a Technical Content Writer at Ably, where he is exploring the world of realtime tech, and writing about the many challenges of event-driven ...
What is WebSocket? In a nutshell, WebSocket is a realtime web technology that enables bidirectional, full-duplex communication between client and server over a persistent connection. The WebSocket connection is kept alive for as long as needed (in theory, it can last forever), allowing the server and the client to send data at will, with minimal overhead.
Only download obs-websocket from here if you are running OBS v27. For v28 and above, obs-websocket is included with OBS Studio. A WebSocket RPC API for OBS Studio. The WebSocket server runs on port 4455. See here for client software and...
Compare WebSocket (a protocol) and Socket.IO (a library). Learn performance trade-offs, scaling limits, and how to choose the right approach for your realtime apps.
WebSocket provides a client-server computer communication protocol, whereas WebRTC offers a peer-to-peer protocol and communication capabilities for browsers and mobile apps.
