The article demonstrates an innovative approach to video conferencing using S2's durable stream infrastructure as the underlying transport mechanism. It compares this implementation with similar database-based approaches from SpacetimeDB and PlanetScale, highlighting how S2 streams provide ordered, real-time data persistence. The author built a functional video conferencing app that uses named streams for media, chat, and control events, showcasing a novel architecture for real-time communication.
Background
Traditional video conferencing relies on specialized protocols like WebRTC, but recent experiments have explored using databases as the underlying transport layer. This approach leverages database replication and persistence features for real-time media delivery.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026 at 03:05 PM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10