The Network
The WebSocket relay
Lesson 6 of 10
Why cross-network routing needs a relay, and how it registers nodes, tracks presence, and forwards messages between them.
What you'll learn
- Understand why mDNS can't reach a node on another network
- See how a relay uses persistent WebSocket connections to bridge them
- Model the hub that registers, routes, and broadcasts messages
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