The Circle
Apr 2026
A single persistent global room where up to 8 people can be on camera and mic at once via WebRTC mesh. Everyone else joins as audience. No accounts, no room codes, no database.
Why I Built It
I wanted to build something that felt genuinely real-time — not just a chat box but actual live video between strangers. Wiring together WebRTC peer connections, Django Channels signaling, and Redis-backed room state from scratch was the challenge. Note: visit the site directly — it won't work embedded in an iframe.
Technologies
- React
- TypeScript
- Django
- WebSockets
- WebRTC
- Redis
- Docker
Tags
- Real-time
- Web Development
Links
- Visit site: https://live.saucedog.art/
- Source: https://github.com/nick5616/the-circle