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ws-star-vs-rendezvous.md

ws-star compared to rendezvous

ws-star:

Spec: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-websocket-star/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md

  • Servers are fixed after initialization
  • Connections are unstable due to memory leaks issues on the server side
  • All connections must go through the same relay
  • Supports only one main namespace

rendezouvs:

Spec: libp2p/specs#56

  • Servers can be added on-demand by dialing nodes that support /rendezvous/1.0.0
  • The protocol is simple and does not require an external non-libp2p server (such as an http server for socket.io)
  • Connections aren't forced to use the same p2p circuit relay or to even use p2p circuit at all
  • Supports multiple namespaces
    • Could be useful to find peers serving the current pad faster
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