Real-time communication is essential in gaming, and integrating a scalable, reliable, low-latency chat application enhances user experience by providing seamless interaction between players and support staff. This tutorial, part of a gaming series, demonstrates how to create such a chat application using WebSockets, the Quarkus Java framework, and Redpanda as the message bus. The application involves a frontend module for a web-based chat user interface and a moderator module for managing content, all facilitated by Redpanda, which ensures low-latency message ingestion and distribution across multiple data centers for high availability. Redpanda's cost-effective scalability addresses the limitations of Apache Kafka® in handling massive real-time data streams, making it a preferred choice for gaming companies. The guide provides a step-by-step process to set up this infrastructure, highlighting the importance of end-to-end encryption and message consistency, and encourages further exploration of Redpanda's capabilities in enhancing real-time gaming experiences.