IC WebSocket: Stable Release

[ilbert]

We want to create a service in which canisters can pay for external services like servers, and we’re experimenting with Flux to do so.

In the case of IC WebSockets, we want to enable developers to simply pay some tokens to spin up their own IC WebSocket Gateway on Flux nodes. This way, the Gateway is not controlled by us and the developers do not have to self host it.

I’d suggest you to have a look at the mentioned:

Proposal: Enable canisters to pay in ICP for external services

Objective Enable canisters to pay in ICP for computing services outside the Internet Computer. Background After participating in the ICP.Lab Gaming & Metaverse, @ilbert and I realized that many developers in the IC ecosystem still rely on AWS - or similar services - for some parts of their dapps. This is due to the IC being not yet mature enough to serve all their needs. Current services outside of the IC include the HTTP Gateway and WebSocket Gateway - and any other networking protocol gateway…