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title: Introduction
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slug: /clients/js-waku
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# JS-Waku Documentation
[JS-Waku ](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku ) is the TypeScript implementation of the Waku protocol,
specifically designed for the browser environment.
This powerful, easy-to-use library enables you to integrate Waku into your web applications seamlessly.
:::info
If you wish to use Waku with a NodeJS application, you can either:
- Use [nwaku ](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku )'s [JSON RPC API ](https://rfc.vac.dev/spec/16/ )
- Or, attempt to use go-waku's [c-bindings ](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/tree/master/examples/c-bindings ) in NodeJS
:::
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To get started, the [Quick Start ](/ ) guide offers a simple way to integrate Waku into your web app.
For a more comprehensive tutorial, follow the [Build a Chat App ](/ ) guide,
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which demonstrates how to create a chat app from scratch.
Explore the [js-waku-examples repository ](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku-examples ) to find various working Proof-of-Concepts that showcase how to use JS-Waku effectively.
You can also interact with these examples live:
- [web-chat ](https://examples.waku.org/web-chat ): A simple public chat.
- [eth-pm ](https://examples.waku.org/eth-pm ): End-to-end encrypted private messages.
- [rln-js ](https://examples.waku.org/rln-js ): Demonstration of [RLN ](https://rfc.vac.dev/spec/32/ ),
an economic spam protection protocol that rate limit using zero-knowledge for privacy preserving purposes.
To gain a deeper understanding of Waku, visit the [overview documentation ](/ ).
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If you are interested in learning how Waku works under the hood, check out the specs at [rfc.vac.dev ](https://rfc.vac.dev/ ).
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## Bugs, Questions & Support
If you encounter any bug or would like to propose new features, feel free to [open an issue ](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues/new/ ).
For general discussion, get help or latest news,
join ** #js -waku** on [Vac Discord ](https://discord.gg/Nrac59MfSX ) or the [Waku Telegram Group ](https://t.me/waku_org ).