Feb 24, 2010
What tech is Chatroulette running on?
Chatroulette circa 1910
The programmer in me has been wondering what technology Chatroulette is running on and this is what I’ve found out – those who know better please forgive mistakes and correct me in the comments:
- Connections between users are P2P (i.e. my computer connects directly to yours)
- These P2P connections are established using Adobe’s free experimental Stratus service
- Using P2P connections massively reduces the bandwidth costs to Chatroulette as the majority of the traffic is between the chatter’s computers
- The application is written in Flex/Flash (I’m not sure of the distinction)
The Adobe forum has this post about recent performance problems with their hosted Stratus service, it hints that they may be hosting Chatroulette.
