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Re: Show HN: Room.sh – a simple online meeting space

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Post by cb22 »

Hey HN, co-founder of room.sh here, happy to answer any questions.

We started out building online tools for education but soon began using them to have our own meetings. Behind the scenes, things are powered by a CRDT (specifically, https://github.com/y-js/yjs) and we're using Janus as a WebRTC SFU.

It's not peer to peer, but this brings some advantages (simplicity, more reliable connections, better support for large rooms) and a few disadvantages (bandwidth usage, among others). We're still in beta and working on new features and bug fixes so any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Re: Show HN: Room.sh – a simple online meeting space

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Post by jakub-swierk »

cb22 wrote: post #2

Hey HN, co-founder of room.sh here, happy to answer any questions. We started out building online tools for education but soon began using them to have our own meetings. Behind the scenes, things are powered by a CRDT (specifically, https://github.com/y-js/yjs ) and we're using Janus as a WebRTC SFU. It's not peer to peer, but this brings some advantages (simplicity, more reliable connections, better support for larg…

Looks great! Just don't add too much bloat.

Re: Show HN: Room.sh – a simple online meeting space

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Post by a21y »

Lowkeyloki wrote: post #4

One feature that's either missing or I just couldn't find was screen sharing. It's my understanding that screen sharing can be done with WebRTC on modern browsers (except Safari?) Other than that, this looks really fantastic.

Hey Lowkeyloki, if your browser supports it, you should be able to find the Share Screen button in the bottom left-hand corner of your video feed (the monitor icon).

Re: Show HN: Room.sh – a simple online meeting space

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Post by Lowkeyloki »

a21y wrote: post #5
Lowkeyloki wrote: post #4

One feature that's either missing or I just couldn't find was screen sharing. It's my understanding that screen sharing can be done with WebRTC on modern browsers (except Safari?) Other than that, this looks really fantastic.

Hey Lowkeyloki, if your browser supports it, you should be able to find the Share Screen button in the bottom left-hand corner of your video feed (the monitor icon).

I must have just missed it. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Room.sh – a simple online meeting space

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Post by floraaffogato »

cb22 wrote: post #2

Hey HN, co-founder of room.sh here, happy to answer any questions. We started out building online tools for education but soon began using them to have our own meetings. Behind the scenes, things are powered by a CRDT (specifically, https://github.com/y-js/yjs ) and we're using Janus as a WebRTC SFU. It's not peer to peer, but this brings some advantages (simplicity, more reliable connections, better support for larg…

That's cool. How many people can be present simultaneously in the meeting at most?
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