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xroom.appLooks sleek! What does the backend look like? Does it cost a lot to host the app?
Right now it doesn't cost much to host. But soon I plan to create a proper plugin store (currently there are only a few plugins available to general public as you may see) and encourage people to develop and upload their own plugins, so I will have to scale up for all that. Regarding the backend, it's a node.js application.
Looks like - It's a nodejs app with socket.io & webrtc.
Exactly! socket.io was there mostly to speed up prototyping. I plan to replace it with vanilla code soon, to make the frontend app even more lightweight.
This information is very helpful for me... Thanks
Sorry, what information do you mean?
means your features is helpful to me for implement new things
Love how simple it is to use!
Just out of curiosity, did you try it from a desktop browser or from a mobile one?
Using it for a while. Awesome!
Oh, that's really nice to hear! Any improvement suggestions? Or maybe new plugins you'd like to see?
this is so nice
Thank you! :) If you have any suggestions on improvement I'll be super happy to discuss that and hopefully implement.
build twitch on this and market to different audience
Do you mean something like using it in one-broadcasts-many-watch mode?
yes, and add payments somewhere in between
Actualy there is such a mode already (without payments though). Through the server API it's possible to create a room as a webinar that behaves exactly like that.
Probably what I should do is to allow people to create webinars not just via API but also from the interface.
Thanks for the hint!
But speaking about "different audience", what audience would you suggest? Gamers, like in case of Twitch?