Ditto Basics

Core Components

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This article provides a high-level overview of the main components that make up the Ditto platform, along with the standard terminology used throughout the documentation.
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The following table provides an overview of standard Ditto terms and definitions to be familiar with:
Item
Term
Definition
1
Small Peer
Your app integrated with the Ditto SDK. The Ditto SDK consists of both the Ditto store and the functionality that enables platform capabilities. (Small Peer: Your App Integrated with Ditto﻿)
2
﻿Ditto Store
The local datastore that runs on an end-user device or app. 
You perform read and write operations using the SDK’s ditto.store. (CRUD Fundamentals﻿)
3
Big Peer
An optional cloud deployment that appears as any other peer in the decentralized network; however, with elevated access permissions and advanced capabilities of replication, authentication, and authorization. (Big Peer: An Optional, Yet Powerful Component﻿)
4
Auth Service
The OnlineWithAuthentication API that allows a Small Peer subscriber to request a JSON web token (JWT), or playground token. (Getting Your Credentials﻿)
5
LiveQuery Webhook 
A webhook endpoint you can use to set up a webhook endpoint to receive event notifications from Ditto to your own third-party database. (Sync Overview﻿)
6
Kafka Connector
The premium upgrade to implement real-time event streaming from Ditto to your own third-party database and Kafka topics. (Sync Overview﻿, Change Data Capture﻿, and Kafka Connector﻿)
7
Third-Party Database
An external database or other storage system that is separate from the Ditto platform. It is the target database where you want to capture and store data changes from Ditto’s data stream. (Sync Overview﻿ and Change Data Capture﻿)
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Updated 28 Sep 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item	Term	Definition
1	Small Peer	Your app integrated with the Ditto SDK. The Ditto SDK consists of both the Ditto store and the functionality that enables platform capabilities. (Small Peer: Your App Integrated with Ditto)
2	Ditto Store	The local datastore that runs on an end-user device or app. You perform read and write operations using the SDK’s ditto.store. (CRUD Fundamentals)
3	Big Peer	An optional cloud deployment that appears as any other peer in the decentralized network; however, with elevated access permissions and advanced capabilities of replication, authentication, and authorization. (Big Peer: An Optional, Yet Powerful Component)
4	Auth Service	The OnlineWithAuthentication API that allows a Small Peer subscriber to request a JSON web token (JWT), or playground token. (Getting Your Credentials)
5	LiveQuery Webhook	A webhook endpoint you can use to set up a webhook endpoint to receive event notifications from Ditto to your own third-party database. (Sync Overview)
6	Kafka Connector	The premium upgrade to implement real-time event streaming from Ditto to your own third-party database and Kafka topics. (Sync Overview, Change Data Capture, and Kafka Connector)
7	Third-Party Database	An external database or other storage system that is separate from the Ditto platform. It is the target database where you want to capture and store data changes from Ditto’s data stream. (Sync Overview and Change Data Capture)

Core Components

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