PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by bawllz » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 6:06 PM UTC

PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC
peer-server.com

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

#2

Post by minimaxir » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 6:09 PM UTC

Using profanity for needless shock value is not an effective way to get people to click your link.

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by wrongc0ntinent » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 6:24 PM UTC

Nice! Why not chrome, exactly?

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by pessimizer » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 6:26 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Using profanity for needless shock value is not an effective way to get people to click your link.

Capitalizing the 'K' was, though. Set off my OCD:)

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by minimaxir » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 6:34 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Using profanity for needless shock value is not an effective way to get people to click your link.

(original title was along the lines of "Here's WebRTC, because F--K Servers.")

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by aroch » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 6:50 PM UTC

wrongc0ntinent wrote: post #3

Nice! Why not chrome, exactly?

Last I checked Chrome's DataChannels implementation was flakey and missing support for several attributes

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by sil3ntmac » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 7:00 PM UTC

Congrats, I have been waiting to see someone build something like this for a while. This is truly a glimpse into the future :)

Edit: I should have vetted this a little harder before commenting. I recognized the idea immediately, but the implementation here is rather lacking. Still, props for pushing the envelop.

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by sil3ntmac » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 7:00 PM UTC

sil3ntmac wrote: post #7

Congrats, I have been waiting to see someone build something like this for a while. This is truly a glimpse into the future :) Edit: I should have vetted this a little harder before commenting. I recognized the idea immediately, but the implementation here is rather lacking. Still, props for pushing the envelop.

Erm, you guys did disable TURN right? (because otherwise the security value here is fairly decreased)

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by sil3ntmac » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 7:03 PM UTC

aroch wrote: post #6

wrongc0ntinent wrote: post #3

Nice! Why not chrome, exactly?

Last I checked Chrome's DataChannels implementation was flakey and missing support for several attributes

there are a few workarounds you have to use. there is a compatibility shim floating around somewhere (i think from mozilla).

Re: PeerServer: A Server in a Browser with WebRTC

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Post by headgasket » Fri, Nov 15, 2013, 7:18 PM UTC

Quite interesting idea.

On this we could have a distributed web server that scales as new ppl load the (site??). I can see this hurting akamai. People now have 10Mbps-20Mpbs up on DSL and cable; even before widespread FTOH this could become potent. It would also simplify a Tor alternative implementation, would'nt it?