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WebsocketD

Turn any program into a WebSocket server

websocketd.com Source★ 375BSD-2-ClauseSoftware Development / APIs, Webhooks & Integration Infrastructure

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
<5K
Sep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Joe Walnes
@joewalnes· 34.8K followers
Launched
11y ago
2015-02-14 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
X accounts@joewalnes

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    WebSockets are easy now

    Feb 18, 2015 · 11y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (421 pts · 140 comments)Launch

    A Unixy approach to WebSockets

    Feb 14, 2015 · 11y agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Console.dev
2022-11-17Source
What engineers like:
All your code needs to do is write to stdout and read from stdin. websocketd deals with managing the websocket endpoint. This means you can add websockets to any application in any language. Single binary runs on all platforms - minimal dependencies (written in Go). Includes WebSocket developer console. Open source.
Trade-offs & limitations:
Designed as a quick and simple way to get websockets working - each connection opens a new process, which may not work well at scale.
Best suited for:
Developers of applications in any language should consider this tool for adding websockets

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
joewalnes/websocketd
Last commit 2026-09-07
GitHub Stars
★ 375
Forks
9
License
BSD-2-Clause
Primary language
Go
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Agent, MCP & Developer Integration

CLI / SDK
Integration docs
Exposed tool capabilities:
Chat APIHTTPS and wss://
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Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct40%
  • Organic Search32%
  • Referrals10%
  • Social7%
  • Other11%

Countries

  • Mexico63%
  • Brazil19%
  • Indonesia9%
  • Peru9%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2013-02-14

KeywordMonthly volume
websocket31.6K
websocket server windows download370
server wss260
websocket linux command line120
shell over websocket100

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Public pricing: Open SourceRaw source text; structured plans are extracted after website capture.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2015-02-18

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does WebsocketD get?
Vaneform estimates <5K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is WebsocketD and what platforms does it support?
WebsocketD is catalogued under APIs, Webhooks & Integration Infrastructure: Turn any program into a WebSocket server. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK.
Is WebsocketD open source?
WebsocketD has a public repository (https://github.com/joewalnes/websocketd) under the BSD-2-Clause license, recording 375 GitHub stars.Source

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