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threadlockers/webring — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 20HTMLAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

In one sentence

A minimal webring server for the threadlocked engineer community that links personal websites in a circle, letting visitors navigate to the previous, next, or a random member's site.

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  root((threadlockers webring))
    What it does
      Links personal sites in a ring
      Prev/Next/Random navigation
      Subdomain redirect per member
    How to join
      Add entry to JSON file
      Open pull request
      Add nav buttons to your site
    Tech Stack
      HTML
      JSON membership list
      Simple redirect server
    Community
      Engineers and hobbyists
      Discord group
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Join the threadlocked webring by adding your site URL to the JSON membership file and opening a pull request

USE CASE 2

Add previous, next, and random navigation buttons to your personal site using the provided HTML snippet

USE CASE 3

Browse a curated circle of engineer and hobbyist personal websites via the ring's subdomain redirects

USE CASE 4

Host a similar community webring by forking the project and maintaining your own JSON member list

What is it built with?

HTMLJSON

How does it compare?

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LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/51/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
No license information is provided in the explanation.

So what is it?

A webring is a collection of personal websites linked together in a circle, where each site has buttons pointing to the previous site and the next site in the ring. This project is a simple webring server for a community called threadlocked, which gathers engineers and hobbyists on Discord. To join, you add your name, GitHub username, and website URL to a JSON file in the repository and open a pull request. Once your entry is merged, your site gets a short redirect link at a subdomain, and you can add three links to your own website: one pointing to the previous member in the ring, one pointing to the next member, and one that jumps to a random member. The server handles all the routing. The project is minimal by design. There is no complex setup, no framework, and no build step for contributors. The entire membership list lives in a single JSON file, and the HTML snippet provided in the README is all you need to wire up the navigation buttons on your site.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I want to join the threadlockers webring. Walk me through editing the JSON membership file, what fields to include, and how to open the pull request correctly.
Prompt 2
Paste the HTML snippet I need to add to my personal website to show threadlockers webring navigation buttons for previous, next, and random members.
Prompt 3
How does the threadlockers webring server route /prev, /next, and /random requests to the correct member site based on the JSON file?
Prompt 4
I want to fork threadlockers/webring and set up my own community webring. What do I need to change in the JSON file and server config to point to my own domain?

Frequently asked questions

What is webring?

A minimal webring server for the threadlocked engineer community that links personal websites in a circle, letting visitors navigate to the previous, next, or a random member's site.

What language is webring written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes HTML, JSON.

What license does webring use?

No license information is provided in the explanation.

How hard is webring to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is webring for?

Mainly developer.

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