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ivanjermakov
3 months ago
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Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser
In WebRTC, TURN server is only used to establish a data channel. After that, data transfer us peer-to-peer.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebRTC_API/...
crazygringo
3 months ago
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That's incorrect. What you're describing is STUN, when it works. TURN is what is used when peer-to-peer remains impossible. All data transfer is via the TURN server.
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