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PubNub 101

Read about how to get started building applications for connected experiences.

Getting Started

  • PubNub Support Portal
  • How does PubNub work?
  • What are the demo keys for?
  • What is a userId (formerly UUID)?
  • What is PubNub?
  • What protocol does PubNub use?
See all 7 articles

Channels

  • Can PubNub support millions of users and millions of channels?
  • How many channels can I use?
  • What are valid channel names?
  • What happens to messages published when no one is listening?
  • What is a channel?

Speed, Throughput & Latency

  • How do I monitor latency from my location?
  • How fast can I publish messages?
  • How many concurrent connections can I use?
  • What is PubNub response time in China?
  • What is PubNub's average response time?

Security

  • Can I hide my application keys?
  • Can I restrict subscribers by IP or URL?
  • Can I use PubNub with AES?
  • Can I Use PubNub with TLS (HTTPS)?
  • Can I whitelist IPs for PubNub traffic?
  • Can PubNub avoid Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks?
See all 15 articles

Virtual Events

  • What if I need live support during my virtual event?
  • What to do if I am hosting a virtual event?

Advanced Topics

  • Can PubNub be used for realtime, multi-player games?
  • Can PubNub be used for sporting events?
  • Custom origin - what is it and how to use it
  • Does PubNub offer a self-hosted solution?
  • Does PubNub run on browsers lacking CORS2 support?
  • Does PubNub support the UDP protocol?
See all 20 articles

Pricing

REALTIME SOLUTIONS

  • In-App Chat
  • Illuminate instant data intelligence
  • Geolocation
  • Virtual Events
  • Push Notifications
  • IoT
  • Data Streaming

Industry Use Cases

  • Gaming
  • Telemedicine
  • Fleet Transportation/Delivery
  • eCommerce
  • IT / DevOps
  • 5G
  • Edge Compute
  • Sports and Media

Developers

  • Getting Started with PubNub Platform
  • Live Chat Documentation
  • All SDK Documentation
  • Realtime and Chat Demo Apps
  • Network Status
  • Integrations
  • PubNub vs Competitors
  • PubNub vs Sendbird
  • PubNub vs GetStream.io
  • PubNub vs Pusher
  • PubNub vs In-House Build

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