What is Deepstream.io?
deepstream.io is an open-source realtime data backend that provides fast data synchronization and messaging between browser clients, mobile apps, and server components. Here are some key capabilities:
- Realtime data sync - deepstream keeps data synchronized between connected clients. When data changes on one client, deepstream pushes updates to other subscribed clients.
- Messaging - Clients can publish messages that other clients can listen and react to.
- Presence detection - See which clients are currently connected.
- Access control - Grant fine-grained permissions to clients and data.
- Caching - Query cached record history for fast reads.
- Stateful connections - Reconnect while maintaining client state.
Some common use cases for deepstream include:
- Realtime feeds and notifications in web and mobile apps
- Chat applications and messaging
- Multiplayer browser games
- Collaborative editing like Google Docs
- IoT device state management and control
As an open-source tool, deepstream.io is flexible to extend and integrate into modern tech stacks. It provides client libraries for languages like JavaScript, Android, iOS, and backend platforms like Node.js, .NET, Java, and Go.