https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/service-discovery/ Recent content in Service-Discovery on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-09-self-hosted-mdns-reflector-avahi-mdns-reflector-bonjour-reflector-guide/ Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-09-self-hosted-mdns-reflector-avahi-mdns-reflector-bonjour-reflector-guide/ <p>In modern networked environments, service discovery protocols like mDNS (Multicast DNS) and DNS-SD (DNS Service Discovery) allow devices to find each other without a central directory server. Apple calls this Bonjour; the open-source implementation is Avahi. The problem? mDNS is a link-local protocol — it does not cross VLAN or subnet boundaries by design.</p>