Hacker News with Generative AI: WebRTC

Ask HN: Why is there no P2P streaming protocol like BitTorrent? (ycombinator.com)
I've been wondering if anyone knows why there is no P2P protocol for mass live stream content in decent quality? specifically what are the technical limitations or is it mostly that people don't want to get destroyed by media company lawyers? I've searched around for a while and i cant find anything like that that can handle thousands of people streaming. The closest is probably Webrtc and that looks like it can only handle 500~ peers.

P2P Streaming, BitTorrent, Live Streaming, WebRTC, Technology

235 points by memet_rush 11 days ago | 223 comments

WebRTC for the Curious (webrtcforthecurious.com)
WebRTC For The Curious is an open-source book created by WebRTC implementers to share their hard-earned knowledge with the world. It’s written for those who are always looking for more and don’t settle for abstraction.

WebRTC, Open Source, Programming, Web Development

223 points by sebg 15 days ago | 48 comments

Show HN: An Almost Free, Open Source TURN Server (github.com/lvidgen)
The WebRTC implementation posted here relies on the PeerJS Cloud Server. It's pretty reliable (I haven't seen any major outage in 5+ years), but hitching yourself to someone else's wagon always carries an element of risk - if they decide to pull the pin on their project that page will die, possibly without much warning.

Open Source, WebRTC, TURN Server, Security

122 points by cookie_monsta 28 days ago | 52 comments

Facestream: Real-time face swap with serverless WebRTC (github.com/philipp-eisen)
This is a web app that let's you swap your face in real-time without having a powerful machine. You can try it out live here.

WebRTC, Real-time Applications, Face Recognition, Serverless, Web Development

4 points by birdculture 34 days ago | 0 comments

The Unofficial Guide to OpenAI Realtime WebRTC API (webrtchacks.com)
OpenAI using WebRTC in its Realtime API is obviously exciting to us here at webrtcHacks. Fippo and I were doing some blackboxing of this based on a quick sample the day of the WebRTC announcement so we could look at it in webrtc-internals and Wireshark. Some weeks later, my daughter was interested in using ChatGPT voice mode. That reminded me of the many old cardboard Google AIY Voice Kits I made with her.

OpenAI, WebRTC, Real-time APIs, AI, Programming

53 points by feross 39 days ago | 3 comments

Show HN: WebRTC Video v1.0, low-latency video streaming from robots (transitiverobotics.com)
Provides low-latency video streaming over an end-to-end encrypted WebRTC connection. Once installed you can use the provided embedding instructions to embed the video widget for that robot in your own web application.

WebRTC, Robotics, Video Streaming, Real-time Communication

9 points by chfritz 51 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: PulseBeam – Simplify WebRTC by Staying Serverless (github.com/PulseBeamDev)
Simplifies real-time application development. Defines signaling protocol for connection establishment, handling media and data transmission, and provides infrastructure.

WebRTC, Real-time Applications, Serverless, Open Source, Programming

15 points by lherman 79 days ago | 11 comments

Media over QUIC and the Future of High-Quality, Low-Latency Streaming (streamingmedia.com)
Much of today’s internet video content has settled into a dichotomy of delivery methods: the cost-effective but slightly lagging HTTP adaptive streaming and the ultra-responsive but expensive infrastructure of WebRTC-based video- conferencing.

Streaming, Video, WebRTC, Internet, Technology

6 points by zfg 98 days ago | 0 comments

OpenAI WebRTC Audio Demo (simonwillison.net)
OpenAI announced a bunch of API features today, including a brand new WebRTC API for setting up a two-way audio conversation with their models.

OpenAI, WebRTC, Audio, API

8 points by duck 128 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: P2P file transfer using WebRTC (taonexus.com)

WebRTC, Peer-to-Peer, File Transfer

9 points by logicallee 175 days ago | 8 comments

Peer Calls: WebRTC peer to peer calls for everyone (github.com/peer-calls)
WebRTC peer to peer calls for everyone. See it live in action at peercalls.com.

WebRTC, Peer-to-Peer, Communication, Open Source, Software

135 points by yamrzou 208 days ago | 40 comments

Cloudflare released WebRTC TURN via anycast (cloudflare.com)
A TURN server helps maintain connections during video calls when local networking conditions prevent participants from connecting directly to other participants. It acts as an intermediary, passing data between users when their networks block direct communication. TURN servers ensure that peer-to-peer calls go smoothly, even in less-than-ideal network conditions.

Networking, WebRTC, Cloud Computing, Security

9 points by Sean-Der 213 days ago | 0 comments

You Can't Spell WebRTC Without RCE – Part 1 (margin.re)

WebRTC, Security, Software, Vulnerabilities

58 points by ementally 265 days ago | 10 comments

Go Donut: Convert Live Streaming to WebRTC (github.com/flavioribeiro)

WebRTC, Live Streaming, Video, Open Source, Software

128 points by dreampeppers99 266 days ago | 26 comments

Peerfetch – Peer-to-Peer HTTP over WebRTC (github.com/ambianic)

WebRTC, Networking, Peer-to-peer, Open Source, HTTP

280 points by Vt71fcAqt7 267 days ago | 73 comments

Sharedrop: Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC – inspired by Apple AirDrop (github.com/szimek)