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I'm wondering the same. It seems like the big difference is setting up and maintaining node.js on the server?? I'm intimidated about that part so leaning toward Pusher.
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What should I use for a user to user chatbox in the website I am making?
Pusher or Socket combined with Node.js and Vue.js
please give me your thoughts/pro's and cons about this.
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