DataNet

DataNet is a real-time data infrastructure for creative, public, and networked systems — the layer that lets your app, installation, or device stream live signals, track who's online, and keep a durable history of every message, without you stitching together sockets, pub/sub, and a database yourself. Key features: — Channels: spin up pub/sub channels in seconds and broadcast live signals to every connected client — Presence: know who's online, joining, or leaving in real time, without building that infrastructure yourself — Message history: every message persists automatically, so reconnecting clients and new joiners catch up instantly — One real-time layer, every environment: the same channel can connect a browser, a Python script, and a microcontroller at once Supported SDKs: — Web & app: JavaScript, Node, React, React Native — Creative coding: p5.js, Processing (openFrameworks and TouchDesigner coming soon) — Hardware & embedded: Arduino, ESP32, Teensy, Raspberry Pi — Python Why DataNet: most real-time tools stop at the browser. DataNet is built for creative technologists and makers who need the same live channel to reach code running in p5.js, a script on a Raspberry Pi, and a sensor on an ESP32 — all in sync, with delivery, ordering, reconnection, and persistence handled for you. Built for: interactive installations, generative art and live coding, physical computing and IoT projects, multiplayer and collaborative tools, live dashboards, and any project where hardware and software need to talk in real time.