Implementing Social Networking Protocol for Static Websites
By
remywang
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Summary
The article describes a protocol for implementing social networking features over static websites, specifically using GitHub Pages for hosting. It provides a quick start guide for setting up the system by forking a repository, enabling GitHub Pages, and configuring custom paths. The protocol is designed to be hosting-agnostic, with the sample implementation using GitHub but adaptable to other services. The content focuses on technical implementation details for developers looking to add social networking capabilities to static sites.
Key quotes
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If you already have a satellite/ path for something else, add a .well-known/satproto.json file to the root of your main site
Fork this repo (see below if you need a different name from satellite)
Enable GitHub Pages on your fork (deploy from the main branch).
Visit the GitHub Pages URL (e.g. https://username.github.io/satellite/)
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