title:: jitlib_networking
summary:: networked programming
categories:: Libraries>JITLib>Tutorials, Tutorials>JITLib
related:: Overviews/JITLib

emphasis::please note any problems, I'll try to add solutions here.::

section::1) using ProxySpace with more than one client, with separate bus spaces

note::
if only one client is using a remote server, only step (a) and step (d) are relevant. The clientID argument can be left out then.
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subsection::before you start

remember to synchronize your system clocks. This can be done by:
definitionList::
## in macOS || SystemPreferences>Date&Time: set emphasis::"Set Date & Time automatically":: to true.
## in Linux || set the ntp clock
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a local time server is better than the apple time server. if you cannot sync the time, you can set the server latency to code::nil::. This will break the pattern's functionality though.


subsection::a) boot the (remote) server and create a local model

code::
s = Server("serverName", NetAddr(hostname, port));
s.options.maxLogins = 16; // or the maximum number of participants in the network
s.boot; // you cannot directly boot a remote server instance, but this initializes everything that is needed
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definitionList::
## serverName || can be any name
## hostname || is an ip address, or if you have a name resolution, a network name
## port || the port on which the server is listening. default is 57110
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see link::Classes/Server::

subsection::b) from each client, initialize the default node and set notify to true:

code::
s.boot; // this will initialize the tree and start notification

// if needed, a server window can be created:
s.makeWindow;
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subsection::c) now create a ProxySpace from the server:

code::
p = ProxySpace.push(s);
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