What is Emitter.io?
emitter.io is an open-source real-time messaging service designed for connecting online devices and streaming data between clients in real-time. It provides a publish-subscribe messaging API that allows clients to subscribe to named channels or topics and receive messages published to those channels by other clients.
Some key features of emitter.io include:
- Lightweight and scalable - Built on MQTT and designed for performance, emitter can handle thousands of concurrent connections
- Speed and low latency - Optimized for real-time message streaming with minimal delays
- Reliable delivery - Supports TCP and WebSocket transports with queue persistence for assured message delivery
- Encrypted connections - encrypts all traffic with TLS/SSL certificates
- Flexible APIs - Provides simple and easy-to-use APIs for most programming languages
- Free and open source - Released under the MIT license for maximum adoption and community contribution
emitter.io is ideal for building real-time, data-intensive applications such as chat apps, live updates, IoT devices, and more. Its lightweight and scalable architecture makes it suitable for small or large-scale deployments. The open-source model also allows developers to host emitter themselves or use one of several available hosted services.