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```md
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```md
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**Josh** --(subscribe to "my-channel")-> **Server**
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**Josh** --(subscribe to "my-channel")-> **Server**
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**Josh** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **Server**
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**Josh** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **Server**
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**Bob** --(subscribe to "my-channel")-> **Server**
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**Bob** --(subscribe to "my-channel")-> **Server**
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**Bob** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **Server**
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**Bob** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **Server**
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**Josh** --("hello" on "my-channel" )-> **Server**
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**Josh** --("hello" on "my-channel" )-> **Server**
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**Josh** <-("hello" on "my-channel" )-- **Server**
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**Josh** <-("hello" on "my-channel" )-- **Server**
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**Bob** <-("hello" on "my-channel" )-- **Server**
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**Bob** <-("hello" on "my-channel" )-- **Server**
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```
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```
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## Scalability
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## Scalability
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# John and Bob subscribe:
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# John and Bob subscribe:
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**John** --(subscribe to "car-warranty")-> **S1**
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**John** --(subscribe to "car-warranty")-> **S1**
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**John** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **S1**
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**John** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **S1**
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**Bob** --(subscribe to "car-warranty")-> **S2**
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**Bob** --(subscribe to "car-warranty")-> **S2**
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**Bob** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **S2**
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**Bob** <-(subscription confirmed )-- **S2**
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---
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---
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# The servers subscribe:
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# The servers subscribe:
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**S1** --(subscribe to "s1-and-s2" )-> **S2**
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**S1** --(subscribe to "s1-and-s2" )-> **S2**
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**S2** --(subscribe to "s1-and-s2" )-> **S1**
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**S2** --(subscribe to "s1-and-s2" )-> **S1**
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---
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---
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# Sending the Message:
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# Sending the Message:
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John sends the message to his server
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John sends the message to his server
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**John** --("hello" on: )-> **S1**
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**John** --("hello" on: )-> **S1**
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( - "s1-and-s2" )
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( - "s1-and-s2" )
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( - "car-warranty" )
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( - "car-warranty" )
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S2 subscribed to "s1-and-s2", so S1 sends this message to S2
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S2 subscribed to "s1-and-s2", so S1 sends this message to S2
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**S1** --("hello" on: )-> **S2**
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**S1** --("hello" on: )-> **S2**
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( - "s1-and-s2" )
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( - "s1-and-s2" )
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( - "car-warranty" )
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( - "car-warranty" )
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Bob subscribed to "car-warranty", so S2 sends this message to Bob
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Bob subscribed to "car-warranty", so S2 sends this message to Bob
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**S2** --("hello" on: )-> **Bob**
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**S2** --("hello" on: )-> **Bob**
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( - "s1-and-s2" )
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( - "s1-and-s2" )
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( - "car-warranty" )
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( - "car-warranty" )
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```
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```
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This requires John to know of "s1-and-s2" and, obviously, Bob to subscribe to "car-warranty". Jane and Alice could agree on their own primary channel and use "s1-and-s2" just like John did.
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This requires John to know of "s1-and-s2" and, obviously, Bob to subscribe to "car-warranty". Jane and Alice could agree on their own primary channel and use "s1-and-s2" just like John did.
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## Getting Connected
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## Getting Connected
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1. **Your administrator will give you a server address**. This address will likely look like `http://192.168.0.69` or `https://192.168.0.69`.
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1. **Your administrator will give you a server address**. This address will likely look like `http://192.168.0.69` or `https://192.168.0.69`.
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2. Make sure your device is **connected to the right Wi-Fi network**
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2. Make sure your device is **connected to the right Wi-Fi network**
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3. Access the server by **opening the address in a web browser**
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3. Access the server by **opening the address in a web browser**
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4. If the address starts with `https://` you may be warned that the connection is "insecure" or "not private". This is because the server is hosted locally and thus cannot be verified by a third party. Given that your server is running on a local network and not accessible via the internet, you can **ignore the risk and proceed to load the site**.
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4. If the address starts with `https://` you may be warned that the connection is "insecure" or "not private". This is because the server is hosted locally and thus cannot be verified by a third party. Given that your server is running on a local network and not accessible via the internet, you can **ignore the risk and proceed to load the site**.
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5. If you are using a smartphone, **add the site to your homescreen**, launch it, and **repeat step 3**. If you skip this, apps may refuse to connect to your server.
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5. If you are using a smartphone, **add the site to your homescreen**, launch it, and **repeat step 3**. If you skip this, apps may refuse to connect to your server.
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2. To use an app, **open it in your web browser**. Most apps will install offline support automatically so you can use them on local networks without an internet connection.
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2. To use an app, **open it in your web browser**. Most apps will install offline support automatically so you can use them on local networks without an internet connection.
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3. If you are using a smartphone, **add the app to your homescreen and launch it**.
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3. If you are using a smartphone, **add the app to your homescreen and launch it**.
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4. Enter your server address when asked, but note:
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4. Enter your server address when asked, but note:
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- `http://` or `https://` (the secure variant) are protocols to request data and receive a single response
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- To send messages, apps use so-called WebSockets instead. Their protocol is `ws://` or `wss://` (the secure variant)
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- `http://` or `https://` (the secure variant) are protocols to request data and receive a single response
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- You will need to **replace `http` with `ws`**:
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- To send messages, apps use so-called WebSockets instead. Their protocol is `ws://` or `wss://` (the secure variant)
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- `http://192.168.0.100:3000` -> `ws://192.168.0.100:3000`
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- You will need to **replace `http` with `ws`**:
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- `https://192.168.0.200:3000` -> `wss://192.168.0.200:3000`
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- `http://192.168.0.100:3000` -> `ws://192.168.0.100:3000`
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- `https://192.168.0.200:3000` -> `wss://192.168.0.200:3000`
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"wss://192.168.0.200:3000"
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"wss://192.168.0.200:3000"
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],
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],
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"subscribedChannels": [
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"subscribedChannels": [
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"blue", "purple"
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"secondary-channel-1",
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"secondary-channel-2"
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]
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]
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}
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}
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```
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```
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