Why so many servers?

[Joe Nelson]

> > Which chat program performs best in your experience?

Ian Bicking wrote:
> Realistically, top-to-bottom integrated software stacks perform best,
> like Facetime or Zoom. Then they can manage everything from the
> network to the servers, any services are controlled by the same
> authentication they use for the rest of the system.

I found a free comprehensive ebook about decentralized real-time
communication, and yeah the setup looks tricky!

https://rtcquickstart.org/

Looks like a bit of a hodgepodge to get it right.