ws: a Node.js WebSocket library

Table of Contents

Protocol support

Installing

Opt-in for performance

API docs

WebSocket compression

Usage examples

Sending and receiving text data

Sending binary data

Simple server

External HTTP/S server

Multiple servers sharing a single HTTP/S server

Client authentication

Server broadcast

echo.websocket.org demo

Use the Node.js streams API

Other examples

FAQ

How to get the IP address of the client?

How to detect and close broken connections?

How to connect via a proxy?

Changelog

License