Building a Custom Real-Time GPS Tracking System: Streaming Data from a Socket Server to Clients with Laravel Reverb

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traxelio steaming data from socket server to client using Laravel Reverb

  • context
    • need to listen to socket server that is behind an auth wall
    • every client would have needed to maintain connection to both socket server and eventually pusher when there is a real time feature which is expected for a gps tracking system
  • spin laravel reverb
  • pros
    • no pusher bills
    • own infra means we have customization
  • cons
    • own infra means we own the updates and security
  • steaming data from socket server to client using Laravel Reverb