Every Process, Everywhere, All at Once
summary
Demonstrates running real servers inside browsers: WebContainers (StackBlitz) runs Node.js in an iframe and Supabase packs Postgres into a browser Linux, a reverse proxy implemented in-page tunnels arbitrary TCP (example: postgreSQL on 5432), and a telnet echo demo proves bytes can flow end to end with some glue. Shows how sessions can upgrade to a WebRTC upgrade for full bandwidth and explains the remaining blocker is lack of native TCP/UDP browser APIs.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:45Web3 and decentralization
- 3:08Electron and direct network access
- 5:59Reverse proxy in web pages
- 8:02Web containers and node in browser
- 12:43Postgres in the browser
- 13:47TCP echo server demo
- 19:37WebRTC for high-bandwidth data
- 21:03Nested proxy servers
- 23:33Federated vs decentralized
- 25:20Missing TCP/UDP in browsers
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