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title: "geckos.io"
description: "Real-time client/server communication over UDP using WebRTC data channels and Node.js, built for fast-paced browser games."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/geckos-io-vg-1141"
category: "Games, Juice & Interactive"
subcategory: "Multiplayer & netcode"
license: "open-source"
author: "Yannick Deubel (@yandeu)"
source: "https://github.com/geckosio/geckos.io"
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# geckos.io
Real-time client/server communication over UDP using WebRTC data channels and Node.js, built for fast-paced browser games.
## Facts
- Source: https://github.com/geckosio/geckos.io
- Category: Games, Juice & Interactive / Multiplayer & netcode
- Author: Yannick Deubel (@yandeu)
- Licence: open-source
- Tags: udp, webrtc, multiplayer, netcode
## Why it's a gem
Actual UDP in a browser — removes the head-of-line blocking WebSockets impose
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