Does HTML5 Support Peer-to-Peer (and not just WebSockets)

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eeejay picture eeejay · Nov 15, 2010 · Viewed 15.8k times · Source

The language I am working in is Javascript on HTML5-compatible browsers.

My understanding is that WebSockets require a socket server to transport push notifications and messages back and forth between clients.

Is there an actual peer-to-peer capability with HTML5 that does not require a socket server? Has anyone seen example client-side code in Javascript that exemplifies this capability?

Answer

Chris Morgan picture Chris Morgan · Nov 15, 2010

See the answers for Will HTML5 allow web apps to make peer-to-peer HTTP connections? However, the content in the WebSockets specification seems to have gone, so I suspect the answer now is "no".

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