Octo Ring, the Webring for GitHub
Octo Ring is the webring for GitHub. Octo Ring lets you surf GitHub to stumble upon cool people and projects, and show off your own profile.
Octo Ring, the Webring for GitHub launched on September 1, 2020 with 8 votes, #1,142 of 3,898 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
What it does
A webring is a collection of websites that link to each other in a circle, with each site linking to the next and previous sites in the ring. Octo Ring is the webring for GitHub , which connects profiles using a markdown widget on each member's profile readme . Octo Ring lets you surf GitHub to stumble upon cool people and projects, and show off your own profile without using creepy analytics, suggestion algorithms, or search engines. You can add your profile to the Octo Ring by signing in with your GitHub account . Anyone is allowed to join the Octo Ring. Displaying the Octo Ring widget on your profile is highly encouraged but not required to participate. In order to foster a welcoming,…from octo-ring.com
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