Realtime for Flarum

Your forum, live — in one paste.

Hosted realtime for your Flarum forum: live discussions, typing indicators and presence. We run the websocket server; you paste one key. Unlimited messages, no Pusher account, nothing to maintain.

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Realtime, without the server.

The live experience your community expects — live posts, typing, presence — with none of the websocket infrastructure to run.

One-key setup

Install the Warble extension, paste one key. The whole connection is configured for you — no hosts, ports, or keys. Built for zero server experience.

Live everything

New discussions and replies appear instantly, plus typing indicators and presence — powered by flarum/realtime, pointed at our server.

Unlimited messages

No per-day caps, no metering. Your plan is a simple connection limit; broadcasts within it are unlimited — unlike Pusher.

Your own dedicated server

Each forum gets its own isolated realtime container on its own subdomain. We patch and update it; you do nothing.

Live in a minute.

No websocket daemon, no Pusher cluster, no config files — install, paste, done.

1
Pick a plan
Start free or go straight to a paid tier. We provision your realtime server automatically.
2
Install the extension
Add the free Warble extension (and flarum/realtime) from your Extension Manager.
How to install →
3
Paste one key
Copy your Warble key from the dashboard into a single field — Warble configures the rest.
4
Your forum goes live
Posts, typing and presence update in realtime for everyone, instantly.

Start free. Grow when you’re ready.

A free forever tier with your own dedicated server and unlimited messages — then flat yearly pricing by concurrent connections. A fraction of Pusher, and predictable.

Starter

$49 / year

up to 250 concurrent connections

Unlimited messages
Live posts, typing & presence
Your own dedicated server
One-key setup
Cancel anytime
Get started

Growth

$99 / year

up to 1,000 concurrent connections

Unlimited messages
Live posts, typing & presence
Your own dedicated server
One-key setup
Cancel anytime
Get started

Max

$179 / year

up to 2,000 concurrent connections

Unlimited messages
Live posts, typing & presence
Your own dedicated server
One-key setup
Cancel anytime
Get started
Free — $0 · up to 100 connections, unlimited messages, your own server. No card; pauses after 30 idle days.
Start free

Free endpoints pause after 30 days with no connections — one click brings them back, keys and all.

Above 2,000 connections? You’re ready to self-host — run flarum/realtime’s stock daemon instead.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Warble realtime for Flarum.

What is Warble?
Warble is hosted realtime for Flarum — live discussions, typing indicators and presence, over WebSockets. We run the realtime server; you connect your forum with one key. No websocket server to run, no Pusher account, no message caps.
Do I need the Realtime extension?
Yes — Warble works alongside flarum/realtime, which does the live UI. Install both, and the free Warble extension points Realtime at our hosted service for you — no hosts, ports, or keys to configure. Realtime’s own feature settings (typing indicators, list updates, notification toasts) stay yours to tune.
How do I set it up?
Install the Warble extension, then paste one key from your dashboard into a single field. Warble configures everything automatically. That’s the whole setup — built for people with no server experience.
Are messages really unlimited?
Yes. Unlike Pusher, we don’t meter or cap messages. Your tier is a simple concurrent-connection limit; broadcasts within it are unlimited.
What if I outgrow it?
Above 2,000 concurrent connections you’re a large community — at that point self-hosting makes sense. No lock-in: flarum/realtime ships its own websocket daemon, so you simply disconnect Warble and run Realtime in its stock form on your own server.
Is there a free tier?
Yes — a free forever tier with up to 100 concurrent connections, unlimited messages, and your own dedicated realtime server. No credit card, one per account. If it sits with zero connections for 30 days we pause it to free capacity, but your keys are kept and one click resumes it. Paid plans then add connections and never pause.
How does the free tier compare to Pusher?
Pusher’s free Sandbox also gives 100 connections, but caps you at 200,000 messages a day on shared infrastructure — and one broadcast to 50 people counts as 51 messages, so a busy forum burns through it fast. Warble’s free tier is your own dedicated server with no message cap at all. And where Pusher’s next step is $49 a month, ours is $49 a year.
Can I try Warble before paying?
Yes — start on the free tier: your own dedicated server, no credit card, up to 100 concurrent connections. Upgrade only when you outgrow it. Paid plans bill from day one and you can cancel any time from your dashboard — your realtime endpoint simply stops.
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