Pusher blog

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Introducing Watchlist: notify users when their friends are online

Rather than requiring you to apply presence on a per channel basis, the concept of Watchlist enables you to build presence functionality at the app level via Online Status notifications.

3 minutes read

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How to implement HTTP request retry policies

HTTP requests are always at risk of failure. No matter how highly available both the source and destination hosts are, the request can still encounter an issue in the intermediary network that you have no control over. Given this, it makes sense to devise an HTTP request retry strategy. You want to ensure systems can handle and recover from unexpected failures when making HTTP requests.

4 minutes read

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What are Presence channels? Pusher Presence channels: when and how to use them

Everything you need to know about Pusher Presence channels and how to use them to build a live “who’s online” feature.

Marketing

5 minutes read

How the Pusher team built subscription counting at scale

How the Pusher dev team built large presence views for realtime users in Pusher channels.

4 minutes read

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How to serve initial state by retrieving cached live data from an application

Find our how your application server is now able to retrieve the current cached data and define its time to live (TTL) using our HTTP API through our server SDKs.

3 minutes read

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Build an app with information-rich “Who’s online” feature

Here’s how to build apps with the who’s online feature using Pusher Presence channels and User Authentication.

Use cases

6 minutes read

Counting live users at scale with subscription_count events

Releasing the new event type in Pusher Channels: Subscription Count event! This type of event automatically provides the number of connections currently subscribed to any given channel.

3 minutes read

Announcing the new React Native SDK for Pusher Channels!

Using Pusher Channels, you can build React Native applications with realtime infrastructure for your app. Without the need for external dependencies. Check out the React Native SDK on Pusher docs.

Pusher

1 minute read

Re-engineering a Pusher app to serve initial state with cache channels

Learn how to re-engineer your existing Pusher Channels apps to serve initial state using our new channel type, cache channels.

2 minutes read

Building user-centric applications with Pusher's new users concept

A new user-centric model for Pusher Channels. Send realtime server messages to individuals and terminate connections for malicious users.

3 minutes read

Introducing a new channel type: store realtime data values with Cache Channels

Announcing a new channel type for Pusher Channels

4 minutes read

Announcing NEW Flutter SDKs for Channels and Beams

Our official Flutter SDKs for both Channels and Beams are now live.

Pusher

2 minutes read

Re-examining the developer experience

The way developers engage is evolving. A great developer experience is no longer simply about having a great product and accessible platform.

Perspectives

Pusher

5 minutes read

New Pusher Channels cluster in Brazil

Our new cluster – sa1, based in São Paulo – allows you to achieve lower latencies for realtime app users in the Latin America region.

1 minute read

The hybrid event model is taking over

Hybrid events combine the energy of live venues with the realtime tools and tailoring of digital platforms. The format is exploding. Find out why.

Customer Stories

Perspectives

6 minutes read

Be the Show: Immersive live display for the Tokyo Olympics with APPIX

How APPIX Tech harnessed Pusher Channels to power an immersive light display for athletes at Tokyo’s Olympic Closing Ceremony.

Customer Stories

3 minutes read

Continuous releases with GitHub Actions

Find out how we used GitHub Actions to automate our release process, replacing rigorous process and removing headaches for the team.

5 minutes read

Keeping things private: Authentication vs. Authorization

When building private channels in your app, understanding authentication vs authorization is vital to sending sensitive information to the right users only.