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Sep 25, 2026 · Backend Development

SpringBoot SSE vs WebSocket: Complete Guide to Server-Sent Events for Unidirectional Push

This article compares SSE and WebSocket for server push, details SpringBoot integration with SseEmitter, WebFlux, and raw HttpServletResponse, provides a production-ready connection manager with heartbeat and clustering via Redis, and demonstrates AI streaming and real-time dashboard use cases.