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Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server for Node.js

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websockets/ws is engineered as a server, cloud service, or developer package. It is primarily deployed via Docker containers or package managers rather than a single desktop executable.

Deploy with Docker

Copy intact docker-compose.yml and launch with 1-click Docker run.

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Quick Terminal & Package Manager Commands

brew install ws

docker run -d --name ws --restart always websockets/ws:latest