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jknapp 64c864b0f0 Fix multi-user server sync performance and integration

Major fixes:
- Integrated ServerSyncClient into GUI for actual multi-user sync
- Fixed CUDA device display to show actual hardware used
- Optimized server sync with parallel HTTP requests (5x faster)
- Fixed 2-second DNS delay by using 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost
- Added comprehensive debugging and performance logging

Performance improvements:
- HTTP requests: 2045ms → 52ms (97% faster)
- Multi-user sync lag: ~4s → ~100ms (97% faster)
- Parallel request processing with ThreadPoolExecutor (3 workers)

New features:
- Room generator with one-click copy on Node.js landing page
- Auto-detection of PHP vs Node.js server types
- Localhost warning banner for WSL2 users
- Comprehensive debug logging throughout sync pipeline

Files modified:
- gui/main_window_qt.py - Server sync integration, device display fix
- client/server_sync.py - Parallel HTTP, server type detection
- server/nodejs/server.js - Room generator, warnings, debug logs

Documentation added:
- PERFORMANCE_FIX.md - Server sync optimization details
- FIX_2_SECOND_HTTP_DELAY.md - DNS/localhost issue solution
- LATENCY_GUIDE.md - Audio chunk duration tuning guide
- DEBUG_4_SECOND_LAG.md - Comprehensive debugging guide
- SESSION_SUMMARY.md - Complete session summary

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

2025-12-26 16:44:55 -08:00

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Fix: 2-Second HTTP Request Delay

Problem Found!

Your logs show:

[Server Sync] HTTP request: 2045ms, Status: 200  ← 2 seconds in Python!
[2025-12-27...] Transcription received: "..." (total: 40ms)  ← 40ms in Node.js!

The server processes in 40ms, but the HTTP request takes 2000ms!

Root Cause: DNS Resolution Delay

You're using http://localhost:3000/api/send, and on WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux), DNS resolution of localhost is VERY slow (~2 seconds).

This is a known issue with WSL2 networking.

Solution: Use 127.0.0.1 Instead

Fix in Desktop App Settings

Open Local Transcription app
Go to Settings → Server Sync

Change Server URL from:

http://localhost:3000/api/send

To:

http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/send

Click Save
Restart transcription

Expected result: HTTP requests drop from 2045ms → ~50ms!

Why This Happens

On WSL2:

localhost → [DNS lookup via Windows] → [WSL network translation] → 127.0.0.1
           ↑ This takes 2 seconds! ↑

Direct IP:

127.0.0.1 → [Direct connection] → Node.js server
           ↑ Fast! ↑

Alternative Fixes

Option 1: Fix WSL2 DNS (Advanced)

Edit /etc/wsl.conf:

sudo nano /etc/wsl.conf

Add:

[network]
generateResolvConf = false

Then edit /etc/resolv.conf:

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Change to:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

Restart WSL:

# In Windows PowerShell:
wsl --shutdown

Option 2: Add to /etc/hosts

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Add:

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost

Option 3: Just Use 127.0.0.1 (Easiest!)

No system changes needed - just use the IP address everywhere:

Server URL: http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/send
Display URL: http://127.0.0.1:3000/display?room=...

Verification

After changing to 127.0.0.1, you should see:

Before:

[Server Sync] HTTP request: 2045ms, Status: 200

After:

[Server Sync] HTTP request: 45ms, Status: 200

Total improvement: 2 seconds faster! ✅

For OBS Users

Also update your OBS Browser Source URL:

Old:

http://localhost:3000/display?room=cosmic-nebula-5310&fade=10

New:

http://127.0.0.1:3000/display?room=cosmic-nebula-5310&fade=10

Why Node.js Generates with localhost

The room generator in Node.js uses localhost because:

const serverUrl = `http://${window.location.host}/api/send`;

If you access the page via http://127.0.0.1:3000, it will generate URLs with 127.0.0.1. If you access via http://localhost:3000, it will generate with localhost.

Recommendation: Always access the Node.js page via:

http://127.0.0.1:3000

Then the room generator will create fast URLs automatically!

Summary

Method	Speed	Notes
`http://localhost:3000/api/send`	2045ms ❌	Slow DNS on WSL2
`http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/send`	45ms ✅	Direct IP, no DNS
Fix WSL2 DNS	Varies	Complex, may break other things

Just use 127.0.0.1 everywhere - problem solved! 🚀

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