Getting started with realtime signals

DataNet gives browsers, devices, and creative tools a shared realtime channel without making each participant responsible for running a message broker.

The basic flow

1. Create a project in the dashboard.
2. Create an API key for that project.
3. Connect a publisher and a subscriber to the same channel name.
4. Send JSON or binary messages and observe them arrive in realtime.

Channels are created automatically on the first authenticated publish or subscription, so a project does not need a separate provisioning request for every signal path. The API key establishes which project the client may access; the channel name identifies the stream within it.

A useful naming pattern

Use stable, descriptive paths such as installation/lobby/presence or studio/sensors/temperature. Keeping environment or venue names near the front makes channel lists easier to scan as a project grows.

For full connection examples, message formats, and SDK-specific instructions, continue to the developer documentation.