/gnat

Prototype implementation of the Distributed Gnat Protocol

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GNAT - Decentralized NAT Traversal

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GNAT makes it possible to achieve peer-to-peer communication even when both peers are behind a firewall or NAT.

                  ||============[DATA TRAVEL PATH]===========|| 
                  ||                                         ||
           ------------------                         -----------------
           |  GNAT NODE #1  |  <=== GNAT NETWORK===>  |  GNAT NODE #2 |
           ------------------                         -----------------
                  ||                                         ||
            [HTTP/WebSocket]                           [HTTP/WebSocket]
                  ||                                         ||
                 -----                                      -----
                |Alice|                                    | Bob |
                 -----                                      -----

Using the GNAT API:

Setting up a GNAT node: