Pusher APIs make it simple to add realtime features to your applications, fast. We have hundreds of tutorials, written by our experts, to get you up and running!
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Build a two-player maze game for mobile using React Native and Node.js. Users can log in, be matched with an opponent, and race each other through a maze to a target. The tutorial takes advantage of MatterJS to handle game physics.
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This tutorial introduces RethinkDB, a sophisticated database solution. It provides a practical example with Node.js and Handlebars, constructing a simple blog post feed, to demonstrate the realtime capabilities of RethinkDB.
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Build a simple live comments web app using Laravel and Vue.js. Users are able to post comments, and see other comments appear in realtime.
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Pusher Channels allows for end-to-end encryption. In this tutorial, learn how to use it by building a simple realtime blog feed, with a Golang backend. Users will be able to create blog posts and see them published instantly, but all data will be fully encrypted and not shared with Pusher.
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Learn how to use Pusher Channels to notify users of app updates and automatically update credentials. You will create a simple demo app using React Native, and link it to a GitHub access token. You will revoke the token and generate a new one, with the app automatically updating using Pusher Channels.
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In this tutorial you will create a collaborative web coding playground, using a simple Node server, and React for the frontend. Users will be able to code together, seeing each others' contributions update in realtime.
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This in-depth tutorial will show you how to create a complete two-player mobile Pong game using React Native. You will use Node for the backend and MatterJS as the physics engine.
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This tutorial will guide you through building an app for the Apple watch. Users will be able to create and manage tasks in a simple to-do list app, with the watch and mobile apps communicating in realtime.
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In this tutorial, you will build a web application using React, Node.js and Google Maps. Users will be able to see their friends' locations updating in realtime.
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This tutorial provides a practical demonstration of the power of React Hooks. You will build a to-do list web app, using functional components and Hooks to manage state.
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This tutorial guides you through creating a simple map that displays the user's live location when they log on. It makes use of Leaflet.js to customize Google Maps. Adonis.js is used for the backend, and Vue.js for the frontend.
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Use Node.js, Golang and Pusher Channels to create a message queue backend. The demo application features a login service that sends an email upon successful authentication. You will use Golang for the login component and Node.js for the email service.
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This tutorial will show you how to create a simple comments ranking system using React and Node. Users will be able to comment on a demo post, and vote on other comments, with higher ranked comments being displayed above lower ranked responses.
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This brief tutorial guides you through creating a simple Chrome extension. It hooks into a Node backend to provide a live score feed with browser notifications.
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This tutorial will teach you how to create a realtime search engine using the power of Pusher Channels with Adonis.js and Vue.js
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Learn how to use Zapier, together with Pusher Channels, to create a live tweet stream. You will build a simple web app with Node and React, and use Zapier to connect to a Twitter feed. Pusher will supply the realtime functionality.
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Learn how to use Pusher Channels to support service discovery when creating a microservices architecture. This tutorial works through a practical example using two Docker services, one using Node and one in Golang.
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This tutorial demonstrates how to add an online presence feature to an iOS app. You will use Node for the backend, and build a basic example app using Swift.
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This short tutorial will show you how to create a live commenting system using Adonis.js and Vue.js. Users will be able to respond to blog posts, with their comments displaying in realtime.
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This tutorial looks at some of the potential downsides of updating content in realtime, and presents solutions. You will build a simple Android app, and experiment with ways to improve the user experience of realtime functionality.
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