Hive Realtime · Available now
Realtime messaging that speaks Pusher.
Live updates, chat, presence and notifications for your web and mobile apps. Keep using pusher-js, Laravel Echo and the Pusher server libraries: change the host and keys, and your code stays the same.
- pusher-js
- Laravel Echo
- Node.js
- PHP
- Python
- Go
- Ruby
- React Native
// Browser
const pusher = new Pusher('YOUR_APP_KEY', {
wsHost: 'realtime-eu.dockhive.io',
forceTLS: true,
cluster: 'eu',
});
pusher.subscribe('orders').bind('order-shipped', showToast);
// Server
await pusher.trigger('orders', 'order-shipped', { id: 1042 });What it's for
Make your app feel alive.
Live updates
Dashboards and feeds
Orders, prices, scores and deploy logs that update on screen the moment they change, with no refresh.
Chat
Messaging and presence
Chat rooms, typing indicators and who's online, with private and presence channels your server controls.
Notifications
Alerts to every device
Send to one user on every tab and phone they have open, or broadcast to everyone at once.
How it works
Live in three steps.
- 1
Create an app
Pick the region closest to your users. You get an app ID, key and secret.
- 2
Connect your frontend
Use pusher-js or Laravel Echo with your key and the app's host.
- 3
Send from your server
Trigger events with any Pusher server library. Every subscriber gets them instantly.
Features
Everything you use on Pusher.
Channels, presence, client events, user messages and webhooks, with the same libraries and the same payloads.
Pusher compatible
Use pusher-js, Laravel Echo and the Pusher server libraries. Moving over is a change of host and keys.
Every channel type
Public, private, private encrypted and presence channels, authorized by your own server.
Presence
Show who's online and who's typing. Members join and leave in real time, once per user however many tabs they open.
Client events
Let browsers talk to each other directly for typing indicators, cursors and live collaboration.
Message one user
Sign users in, then send to every device a user has open, or disconnect them, from your server.
Webhooks
Know when channels become busy or empty and when members join or leave, with signed webhooks.
Live debug console
Watch connections, subscriptions and events as they happen, right in the DockHive console.
Eight regions
Put each app close to its users, from Los Angeles and London to Lagos, Abuja and Singapore.
Regions
Close to your users.
- USUnited States (Los Angeles)
- EUEurope (London)
- DEGermany (Frankfurt)
- ASAsia (Singapore)
- AFSouth Africa (Johannesburg)
- NGNigeria (Lagos)
- ABNigeria (Abuja)
- PTPortugal (Lisbon)
Already on Pusher?
Switch in an afternoon.
Point your frontend and server at your Hive Realtime host and keys. Your channels, events, auth endpoints and webhook handlers stay exactly as they are.
Read the migration guidePricing
Included in every plan.
Allowances apply per region. Start free, no card required.
Developer Plan
$3 /month
- 10 apps
- 1,000 connections at once
- 2 million messages a day
Every plan includes your apps, hosting, databases and storage too. See them all on the pricing page.
What is Hive Realtime?
Hive Realtime sends messages to browsers and mobile apps the moment something happens: live dashboards, chat, notifications, presence and collaboration. Your server sends an event to a channel and every subscribed client gets it instantly.
Does it work with Pusher libraries?
Yes. Hive Realtime speaks the Pusher Channels protocol, so pusher-js, Laravel Echo and the official Pusher server libraries for Node.js, PHP, Python, Go and Ruby work as they are. You set the host and your Hive Realtime keys.
How do I move from Pusher?
Create an app in the region closest to your users, then change the host, app ID, key and secret in your frontend and server. Your channels, events, auth endpoints and webhook handlers stay the same.
How are messages counted?
An event you send counts once per channel, plus once for each connection it reaches. A client event counts once plus its deliveries. The daily count resets at midnight UTC.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free Tier includes 2 apps, 100 connections at once and 200,000 messages a day in each region, with no card required.
Where does my app run?
In the region you pick when you create it: United States, Europe, Germany, Portugal, Asia, South Africa or Nigeria (Lagos or Abuja). Clients and servers connect to that region.
