How to
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Real-Time
How to Build a Real-Time Counter of Active Users
This how-to will explain how to add a real-time counter of active users to any application, what to consider while building this type of feature, and how PubNub can make it easy.
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PubNub portal
Creating Keys
Follow this how-to on creating keys in the Admin Portal to connect your application to the PubNub network.
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Enabling Files
Follow this how-to on enabling Files in the Admin Portal to upload and share files.
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Enabling Objects
Follow this how-to on enabling Objects in the Admin Portal to to store metadata for users, channels, and memberships without the need of setting up your own database.
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Push Notifications
Push Notifications
Follow this how-to to learn more about how you can leverage push notifications in your application to better keep your users engaged and informed.
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IoT
How to develop an IoT solution with PubNub
Learn how to develop an IoT solution with PubNub, allowing you to monitor and control a global fleet of IoT devices in real-time
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Push Notifications
Enabling APNs Mobile Push Notifications
Follow this how-to to enable PubNub's Mobile Push Gateway in the Admin Portal to send your iOS users push notifications and alerts using APNs.
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Collaboration
How to call PubNub from Alexa
Amazon’s Echo is the market leading smart speaker and we see an increasing number of customers want to integrate Alexa into their PubNub solution
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PubNub portal
Events & Actions: How to Filter Messages Using JSONPath
Read our complete guide on how to filter Events using the Advanced JSONPath Filter in Events & Actions. In this guide, you’ll learn the different filter options available to you in E&A, what is JSONPath, and how to format complex JSONPath Filter Expressions to filter for the Events you need.