Using Waku Relay’s Store‑and‑Forward to Retrieve Missed Messages
Learn how to configure a Waku Relay’s store‑and‑forward feature so light clients can query recent messages after going offline, with a step‑by‑step example and notes on trade‑offs.
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Learn how to configure a Waku Relay’s store‑and‑forward feature so light clients can query recent messages after going offline, with a step‑by‑step example and notes on trade‑offs.
Learn how to enable Waku Relay’s store‑and‑forward feature so offline subscribers receive messages after they reconnect.
Learn how to implement asynchronous messaging in Waku using Relay nodes for store-and-forward delivery, ensuring data persistence for offline peers without compromising privacy.
Waku v2 routes messages by content topic rather than recipient address, and store-and-forward nodes can retain messages for offline peers. However, retention is operator-configured rather than a protocol-wide guarantee, and delivery is best-effort. When no store node is available while a recipient is offline, a message may be dropped without retry. The unres