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| Q: | Can I use jWebSocket together with servlet containers or application servers like Tomcat, GlassFish, Jetty or JBoss? |
| A: | Yes, this is exactly the goal of jWebSocket. There's an example for Tomcat in the Download area, others are pending. |
| Q: | Can I use jWebSocket as a stand-alone HTTP Web or Application Server? |
| A: | No, jWebSocket focuses on the WS protocol (WebSockets) and can easily be embedded into all Java based web applications. |
| Q: | I can access my jWebSocket from on my local host but not from the internet. What is the problem? |
| A: | Probably your firewall is not opened for incoming requests to the jWebSocket server. Please open port 8787 (default) for the WebSocket communication, port 843 for the FlashBridge and if not already done check also port 80 for your web server. |
| Q: | Can I only use JSON or is it possible to interchange other data like CSV or XML? |
| A: | The jWebSocket communication server allows any
format to be passed from client to one or more other clients. The server itself up to now only understands JSON and CSV but XML is coming. |
| Q: | Can I use jWebSockets also for clients other than browsers? |
| A: | Yes, the jWebSocket technology is not limited to browser clients. We will provide a Java WebSocket client soon. |
| Q: | Can I use jWebSockets also for clients that do not support web sockets yet, like e.g. Internet Explorer? |
| A: | jWebSocket is fully cross-browser compatible thanks to the FlashBridge. You application does not need to take care of this, it is fully transparent. |