Guides

Welcome to the Mesh guides section. These guides provide in-depth explanations and examples for common patterns and use cases with Mesh.

Available Guides

• Access Control - Learn how to implement authentication and authorization in your Mesh application
• Presence + Metadata - Combine presence tracking with metadata to build rich user awareness features
• Full vs Patch Mode - Understand the differences between full and patch modes for record subscriptions
• Versioning & Resync - Learn how Mesh handles versioning and resynchronization of records
• Collaborative Features - Build collaborative features like shared cursors, typing indicators, and more
• Server-to-Server Messaging - Implement communication between server instances

Getting Started

If you’re new to Mesh, we recommend starting with the Introduction, then exploring the Core Concepts before diving into these guides.

Each guide focuses on a specific aspect of Mesh and provides practical examples and best practices to help you build robust real-time applications.