Real-Time Collaboration

WebRTC for Real-Time Collaboration WebRTC enables direct media and data exchange between browsers. It makes real-time audio, video, and fast data flows possible without plugins. This is ideal for collaboration tools like live whiteboards, co-editing, and group chats. The technology is powerful, but it relies on careful integration with signaling and network handling. The core pieces are RTCPeerConnection for media and data, RTCDataChannel for custom app data, and getUserMedia to capture local devices. Signaling is outside WebRTC: your app must exchange offers, answers, and ICE candidates through a server or another channel. ICE helps peers find a path through firewalls and NATs, using STUN and, when needed, TURN servers. ...