Real-time chat and WebSockets on shared hosting
Real-time features used to require dedicated servers. WebSockets need persistent connections. Persistent connections need resources. Most shared hosting platforms avoid real-time entirely. Wapka supports WebSockets on shared infrastructure. Here is how. The architecture The WebSocket layer runs alongside the HTTP server, sharing the same infrastructure. When a user connects to a chatroom or enables notifications, the platform establishes a persistent connection. Messages route through the same sandboxed environment that handles HTTP requests. ...