Rails 3: Real-time server push?

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Derek picture Derek · Sep 12, 2011 · Viewed 7.9k times · Source

I'm trying to write a Rails 3 application in which a server can push data to multiple clients in real time.

I've heard of Juggernaut, but I've also heard that it does not work with Rails 3. I tried APE (AJAX Push Engine), but I'm not having much luck with it.

I'm very new to Rails. I can't find many guides that involve real-time push, and Rails 3. I was looking for a free, easy (if possible) solution to this. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Answer

Derick Bailey picture Derick Bailey · Sep 12, 2011

Check out Faye: http://faye.jcoglan.com/ - I hear really good things about it.

if you're looking for a hosted solution, i've used Pusher http://pusher.com/ in the past, and loved it. i converted a site that used ajax polling over to pusher in about 30 minutes.

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