transferring files with javascript through websockets

Question

hello i am trying to transfer files. I have some programs converting files to binary and transferring them over a network with c++. I was wondering if i would be able to transfe

Answer 1

What you're trying to do isn't possible. WebSocket can only operate in a client mode; it cannot accept connections from another WebSocket client (such as another browser).

It is possible to hook WebSocket clients to one another through a server, but at that point it's no longer really peer-to-peer, so I'm not sure if that's really useful or interesting anymore.

See: Will Websockets allow a server to run in the browser?