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-Pipeserver is a simple webserver that uses sockets to distribute text received on stdin to connected webpages. By piping other processes into pipeserver, you can stream their messages and eventually produce customized javascript interfaces based on the content.
+Pipeserver is a simple webserver that uses [websockets](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API/Writing_WebSocket_client_applications) to distribute text received on stdin to connected webpages. By piping other processes into pipeserver, you can stream their messages and eventually produce customized javascript interfaces based on the content.
 
 
 Installation of prerequisites: