Port 6522
Gobby Collaboration
Gobby is a real-time collaborative text editor that allows multiple users to simultaneously edit documents over a network. Built upon the libobby library, it enables seamless editing with immediate updates, supporting group projects, code collaboration, and shared note-taking across platforms. Gobby's focus on simplicity and efficiency makes it a popular tool for developers, teams, and educational settings..
Technical Details
Overview
Gobby is an open-source collaborative text editing tool that relies on the libobby protocol for real-time synchronization. It allows multiple participants to work on the same document concurrently with color-coded cursors and selections, providing clarity on contributors' inputs. Communication occurs via TCP connections typically on port 6522.
Protocol & Architecture
libobby handles the synchronization by broadcasting document changes incrementally, minimizing bandwidth requirements and latency. The architecture adopts a peer-to-peer model facilitated through a central server that coordinates sessions and participant states. While primarily designed for local networks, it also functions over the Internet with appropriate network configurations.
Ecosystem Support
Besides Gobby, other editors and tools like Obby and various libobby-integrated applications also leverage this port. The suite is cross-platform, supporting Linux, Windows, and macOS. While feature-rich for text documents, it offers limited capabilities for complex file types and depends heavily on the stability of the underlying TCP session.