STUN and TURN are two types of WebRTC signaling servers that can be used to create a real-time, peer-to-peer connection. In this post we will explain why we need them, when we need them, why one is beneficial to the other, and how you can get around the problem altogether using a CPaaS.
There’s no need to convince anyone that video is the future of the internet. WebRTC technology was pivotal in helping us cope with being stuck at home for most of 2020. With the end of the pandemic in sight, what lessons have we learned with regard to WebRTC development and what are the trends on the horizon for 2021?
There are many different ways to handle the video and audio streams in your WebRTC application. In this post, Arin Sime considers the line of decisions around open source media servers. First, whether to use one at all, as opposed to pure peer-to-peer architecture. Then, whether to choose an SFU or an MCU. The answers, as they usually do, rest in your use case.
In a previous post, we discussed the advent of Microsoft’s new Communication-Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) platform, Azure Communication Services. Today, we will cover the basic configuration and elements you need to set up an Azure Communication Service app and get our hands dirty building a Group Video Calling App that can handle up to 50 participants.
