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Do I need a node.js server for Laravel Reverb?


Hello I've got a question, beacause I still don't understand that topic well and I'm beginner in that, I want to build web application where will be included realtime chat.For websockets I want to use Laravel Reverb. If I'll want host that app somwhere on web-hosting, will be node.js server needed for that(for using websockets) ? I mean, if webhosting, where I will host web app, must have support for node.js server?


Solution

  • No, you don't need any support for Node.js to run the Laravel Reverb package since this package is built entirely on PHP and Laravel components.

    Of course, you can still build a chat application where your WebSocket server is written in Node.js, but in the case of Laravel Reverb, you don't need Node.js at all for the realtime part.