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When to Use Netty?

Robert Thorne • • 5 min read
When to Use Netty?

Use Netty to Build an HTTP Server
By contrast, Netty doesn't necessarily structure communication, provide session management, or even offer security like TLS. This is great if you're building a super low-level networking application; however, perhaps not the best choice if you're building a REST service.

What is Netty server used for?

Netty is a non-blocking I/O client-server framework for the development of Java network applications such as protocol servers and clients. The asynchronous event-driven network application framework and tools are used to simplify network programming such as TCP and UDP socket servers.

What companies use Netty?

Who uses Netty? Netty has a vibrant and growing user community that includes large companies such as Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Square, and Instagram, as well as popular open source projects such as Infinispan, HornetQ, Vert.

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