# Is it possible to use websockets or a server to show all instances of WLED?

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**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-websockets-or-a-server-to-show-all-instances-of-wled/8854 "2023-07-28T06:42:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![potential-difference](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/potential-difference/32/5270_2.png) [@potential-difference](https://wled.discourse.group/u/potential-difference)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-websockets-or-a-server-to-show-all-instances-of-wled/8854/1 "2023-07-28T06:42:24Z")

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I’m running a stage using \>15 WLED esp32s streaming UDP data to them all.

I’d love to be able to have a websocket or a server (might have the wrong language sorry) that shows all of the WLED instances on my network, their IP addesses, their mac addresses and the ability to identify them by flashing the leds connected to the device.

similar to the old fadecandy server for anyone who remembers…

if this is possible and can be built please point me in the right direction and I’ll have a crack at it - would be super useful!

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**Author:** ![blazoncek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/blazoncek/32/1886_2.png) [@blazoncek](https://wled.discourse.group/u/blazoncek)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-websockets-or-a-server-to-show-all-instances-of-wled/8854/2 "2023-07-28T08:00:25Z")

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use mDNS explorer

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**Author:** ![blazoncek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/blazoncek/32/1886_2.png) [@blazoncek](https://wled.discourse.group/u/blazoncek)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-websockets-or-a-server-to-show-all-instances-of-wled/8854/3 "2023-07-28T08:00:55Z")

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there is also instance list within WLED

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**Author:** ![potential-difference](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/potential-difference/32/5270_2.png) [@potential-difference](https://wled.discourse.group/u/potential-difference)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-websockets-or-a-server-to-show-all-instances-of-wled/8854/4 "2023-07-28T08:16:51Z")

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the instance list is super useful but limited in what I want to achieve, I’m looking to develop a toolchain for running large complex setups that we can customise and develop features within

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**Author:** ![jaazrider](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/jaazrider/32/5183_2.png) [@jaazrider](https://wled.discourse.group/u/jaazrider)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-use-websockets-or-a-server-to-show-all-instances-of-wled/8854/5 "2023-08-11T20:23:36Z")

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[xlights.org](http://xlights.org) might work