Transports

GhostWire supports a modular, pluggable transport layer, enabling communication over a variety of physical and virtual networks.

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Supported & Planned Transports

Transport	Status	Use Case / Notes
Bluetooth	Planned	Short-range, mobile-to-mobile, disaster recovery
WiFi	Planned	Local mesh, high bandwidth, urban/rural
LoRa	Planned	Long-range, low-power, off-grid, rural/disaster
WebRTC	Planned	Browser-to-browser, NAT traversal, P2P
TCP/IP	Supported	Standard internet, fallback, bridges to servers
Stealth TCP	Supported	Obfuscated, censorship-resistant, stealth comms

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Modularity

• Each transport is implemented as a separate module/crate.
• Transports can be enabled/disabled at runtime or compile time.
• The Transport trait defines a common interface for all transports.
• Future transports (e.g., satellite, mesh radio) can be added easily.

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How It Works

• The backend manages a registry of active transports.
• Messages are routed over the best available transport.
• Transports can be prioritized, failover is automatic.
• Security and privacy features are enforced across all transports.

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Example Use Cases

• Bluetooth: Ad-hoc mesh in disaster zones, no infrastructure needed.
• LoRa: Rural/off-grid communication, long-range, low-power.
• WebRTC: Browser-based chat, NAT/firewall traversal.
• Stealth TCP: Circumvent censorship, operate in hostile environments.