Steps to Execute Scripts

Step 1: Compile Server and Client Scripts

Once we have created the scripts, we need to compile them with the gcc compiler. So execute the below commands in the terminal to compile it successfully:

gcc server.c -o server -lpthread
gcc client.c -o client -lpthread

Step 2: Data Exchange between Server-Client

In the below video output, we can see that we have executed server and multiple client scripts.

• The message sent from each client is been managed by the server giving it responsibility.
• The server handles multiple clients in thread form.
• Here, UDP broadcasting broadcasts messages in a multi-client environment, which ensures a proper communication process.
• Due to UDP broadcast, the messages are broadcasted among all the machines including the clients, the message sent by the client is also broadcasted to other clients including the server, and vice versa.

In this article, we will see the development of a Multi-Threaded UDP Chat Server-Client Network for Data Transfer in Linux. UDP is used for low latency and connectionless characteristics, the architecture consists of a server managing multiple clients through threading. This networked chat application facilitates real-time communication, allowing users to exchange messages seamlessly. We will create the Server and Client script and perform live execution of communication between the server and multiple clients.