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Show HN: Run servers out of browser tabs over WebRTC

25 points by chr15m 8y ago

rlnddschn 8y ago
Really nice! The demos work like a charm in Chrome(but not in Firefox :( )
- kwhitefoot 8y ago
  Running a server in one FF tab and connecting from another worked for me.
- chr15m 8y ago
  Thank you very much for testing & giving feedback. If you can tell me anything about the setup where this did not work for you (OS, browser, type of internet connection etc.) it would be very helpful! I'm keen to fix platform bugs. Feel free to do this on a GitHub ticket if that's easier.
  - rlnddschn 8y ago
    Firefox 62.0, macOS 10.12.6. Launching the demo server in a tab at https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/server.html https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/server.html displays an unchanging log of: ... https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> Connect back to this server-in-a-tab using the link above. connections: 0 Launching the client test page in another tab at https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> displays an unchanging log of: ... My address is bXW...<redacted> Connecting to the server... (this can take a minute)
MR4D 8y ago
It's things like this that start off small, and then poof! something like a gmail or google maps appears and changes our view of the web. Very cool. I haven't had time to think about potential applications (beyond the obvious messaging ones), but I'm sure the list will grow quickly.
- chr15m 8y ago
  Thanks! What I am most excited about is ordinary people being able to deploy servers and software stacks for their own private use, instead of having to rely on expensive technically skilled people.
  - MR4D 8y ago
    And just like that, I found a usecase - hopefully a great one for programmers: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17924841 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17924841
O_H_E 8y ago
This is pretty promising, decentralisation is always good

3 ms·

Show HN: Run servers out of browser tabs over WebRTC

25 points by chr15m 8y ago

rlnddschn 8y ago
Really nice! The demos work like a charm in Chrome(but not in Firefox :( )
- kwhitefoot 8y ago
  Running a server in one FF tab and connecting from another worked for me.
- chr15m 8y ago
  Thank you very much for testing & giving feedback. If you can tell me anything about the setup where this did not work for you (OS, browser, type of internet connection etc.) it would be very helpful! I'm keen to fix platform bugs. Feel free to do this on a GitHub ticket if that's easier.
  - rlnddschn 8y ago
    Firefox 62.0, macOS 10.12.6. Launching the demo server in a tab at https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/server.html https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/server.html displays an unchanging log of: ... https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> Connect back to this server-in-a-tab using the link above. connections: 0 Launching the client test page in another tab at https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> https://chr15m.github.io/bugout/#bLG...<redacted> displays an unchanging log of: ... My address is bXW...<redacted> Connecting to the server... (this can take a minute)
MR4D 8y ago
It's things like this that start off small, and then poof! something like a gmail or google maps appears and changes our view of the web. Very cool. I haven't had time to think about potential applications (beyond the obvious messaging ones), but I'm sure the list will grow quickly.
- chr15m 8y ago
  Thanks! What I am most excited about is ordinary people being able to deploy servers and software stacks for their own private use, instead of having to rely on expensive technically skilled people.
  - MR4D 8y ago
    And just like that, I found a usecase - hopefully a great one for programmers: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17924841 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17924841
O_H_E 8y ago
This is pretty promising, decentralisation is always good