Information on what steps are necessary for replication

[bl0x]

From the guide it is not clear, which steps are necessary to have a server replicate a client's feed.

From my experience:

• client does a proper SHS handshake with the server

• client sends RPC calls:

  • gossip.ping and a timestamp
  • blobs.createWants
  • createHistoryStream with client's ID

• server replies with:

  • gossip.ping and a timestamp
  • an answer to the 'blobs.createWants', possibly just '{}'
  • an answer to the 'createHistoryStream', possibly just 'true'

• then the client sends:

  • createHistoryStream requesting any feed the server is interested in

This logic is not properly described so far in the guide, but is crucial knowledge, when implementing a new ssb server.

Edit: Should the server initiate its own connection in addition to the existing connection initiated by the client? Are important parts missing?

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