The Circle

Apr 2026

One persistent global room where up to 8 people can be on camera and mic at once over a WebRTC mesh. Everyone else watches as the audience. No accounts, no room codes, no database.

Why I Built It

I wanted something that felt truly live. Not a chat box, but actual video with strangers. Wiring up WebRTC peer connections, Django Channels signaling, and Redis room state from scratch was the challenge. (Visit it directly. It won't work inside an iframe.)

Technologies

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Django
  • WebSockets
  • WebRTC
  • Redis
  • Docker

Tags

  • Real-time
  • Web Development
  • Open Source

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