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51b6908236 tsguide(realtime): add guide to isolate client vs server issues (#49933)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Troubleshooting docs addition.

## What is the current behavior?

This is troubleshooting documentation on how to diagnose missing
real-time messages and isolate whether it is a client-side or
server-side issue.

## What is the new behavior?

Adds a step-by-step troubleshooting guide for Realtime. This helps check
isolate connection and message delivery issues using:?

Realtime Inspector: to confirm server-side dispatch.
Browser DevTools: to confirm client-side receipt via WebSockets.



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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Documentation**
* Added a Supabase Realtime troubleshooting guide for isolating
server-side, client-side, and network-related subscription issues.
* Covers Realtime Inspector checks for subscriptions, broadcasts, and
presence; authorization and RLS validation; client configuration;
WebSocket traffic in browser developer tools; network connection
verification; and preparing diagnostic details for Support.
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Co-authored-by: Ali Waseem <waseema393@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: krishnasaivandavasi <241076000+krishnasaivandavasi@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-09-17 15:02:21 -06:00
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2026-07-01 12:59:00 +02:00

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