packet vs kcp-go

packet

:package: Send network packets over a TCP or UDP connection. (by aerogo)

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kcp-go

A Crypto-Secure, Production-Grade Reliable-UDP Library for golang with FEC (by xtaci)

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packet		kcp-go
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-	Mentions	2
78	Stars	3,948
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	6.8
over 4 years ago	Latest Commit	9 days ago
Go	Language	Go
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	MIT License

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packet

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kcp-go

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Do you use TCP and UDP together in your multiplayer games?
3 projects | /r/gamedev | 15 Oct 2021

I guess I should look into something like this before I get much further. It sounds exactly like what you were recommending. I do enjoy reinventing the wheel sometimes, but it is usually not successful lol.
Open-source game server for fast-paced games
3 projects | /r/gamedev | 24 Mar 2021

I used kcp-go. The server includes two parts, Mothership and child server. After the mothership server matchmaking system finds a game it will pass those users to the child server.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing packet and kcp-go you can also consider the following projects:

requests - HTTP requests for Gophers

quic-go - A QUIC implementation in pure Go

dns - DNS library in Go

utp - Use anacrolix/go-libutp instead

gobetween - :cloud: Modern & minimalistic load balancer for the Сloud era

tcp_server - golang tcp server

fortio - Fortio load testing library, command line tool, advanced echo server and web UI in go (golang). Allows to specify a set query-per-second load and record latency histograms and other useful stats.

mqttPaho

ssh - Easy SSH servers in Golang

kcptun - A Stable & Secure Tunnel based on KCP with N:M multiplexing and FEC. Available for ARM, MIPS, 386 and AMD64。N:M 多重化と FEC を備えた KCP に基づく安定した安全なトンネル。 N:M 다중화 및 FEC를 사용하는 KCP 기반의 안정적이고 안전한 터널입니다. Un tunnel stable et sécurisé basé sur KCP avec multiplexage N:M et FEC.