[mlhpdx]

If you want to avoid “long polling” then MQTT isn’t the answer (it’s still a long held TCP connection waiting for messages). UDP would be the way to go, and with WireGuard as a carrier you don’t have to worry about NAT traversal issues (and get privacy as a bonus).

Love the project - would have been great when my kiddos were that age.

[bertwagner]

Thank you and I'm glad you enjoy the project. I'll have to look more into UDP for this type of solution.

[jkscm]

MQTT is not the same as long polling