P2P relays from nearby dorms – turn lag into local LAN speeds.
College students face severe lag in cloud gaming services on campus WiFi, making multiplayer games completely unplayable.
RelayDorm builds a peer network where dorm users relay gaming traffic for each other via secure tunnels, minimizing external hops. Earn credits hosting relays to offset costs; dashboard matches nearby peers for sub-20ms intra-campus latency. Perfect for multiplayer on shared WiFi.
College students living in dorms who rely on cloud gaming services for multiplayer games
P2P dorm mesh – uses idle student bandwidth for ultra-local relays, cheaper/scalable than servers.
supportive
Finds nearby relays automatically.
Earn by hosting, spend on using.
Manage active relays and earnings.
One-click peer connection.
Bonus credits for reliable hosts.
Private relays for dorm groups.
Limit relay usage.
Auto-switch bad peers.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| location_hash | text | No |
| credits | int | No |
| is_host | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| host_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| ping | int | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| credits_earned | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| type | text | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/peersFind nearby relays
/api/relay/startInitiate relay session
/api/creditsUser balance
/api/transactionsCredit transfer
50 credits/mo free
Host-focused
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 3% | $188 | $2,256 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 6% | $3,000 | $36,000 |
Peer power turns campus WiFi into a LAN party. Earn while you play.
Seed beta in dorm Discords (target big schools like UMich); offer credit bonuses for referrals; track via Typeform pre-signup interest.
P2P streaming
Self-host heavy
Managed dorm matching
Virtual LAN
Outdated, no cloud gaming
Credit incentives + SaaS ease
Strong network effects – more dorm users = better/more reliable relays.
P2P tech reliable (WebRTC); cloud gaming UDP needs local solutions amid rising dorm populations.
Peer unreliability
Fallback servers + ratings
Bandwidth sharing TOS
Low usage + disclaimers
Chicken-egg user bootstrap
Seed incentives
Success: 40% interest in beta
Success: Relay uptime >90%
Success: 20% referral rate
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