diff --git a/server/Cargo.lock b/server/Cargo.lock
index e1bd910..ede6a0a 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/server/Cargo.lock
@@ -804,8 +804,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ntex",
  "ntex-files",
  "rand",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
+ "zasa",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1893,6 +1892,12 @@ version = "0.52.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bec47e5bfd1bff0eeaf6d8b485cc1074891a197ab4225d504cb7a1ab88b02bf0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zasa"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1bd6fe2c1435fa0bd5ab924aba1f8f18f70e87735c142ede178a4fb14f9e85ed"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
 version = "0.7.35"
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index af29611..039b047 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 env_logger = "0.11.3"
 ntex = { version = "2.0.0", features = [ "tokio", "rustls" ] }
 ntex-files = "2.0.0"
-serde = "1.0.210"
-serde_json = "1.0.128"
 rand = "0.8.5"
+zasa = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 5c76db3..fa5b877 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,48 @@
 use std::fs::{self};
 
-use ntex::{http::{header, Response}, web::{self, middleware}};
-use ntex_files as nfs;
 use ::rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use ntex::{
+    http::{header, Response},
+    web::{self, middleware},
+};
+use ntex_files as nfs;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use zasa::{
+    parser::Parser,
+    value::{normalize, Normalize, Value, ValueError},
+};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 struct WebringMember {
     name: String,
     site: String,
 }
 
+impl Normalize for WebringMember {
+    fn normalize(value: Value) -> Result<Self, ValueError> {
+        match value {
+            Value::Object(a) => {
+                let member = WebringMember {
+                    name: a["name"].to_string(),
+                    site: a["site"].to_string(),
+                };
+                Ok(member)
+            }
+            _ => Err(ValueError::ValueNotArray),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[web::get("/next/{name}")]
 async fn next(
     members: web::types::State<Vec<WebringMember>>,
     name: web::types::Path<String>,
 ) -> impl web::Responder {
-    if let Some((i, _)) = members.iter().enumerate().find(|(_, member)| member.name == *name) {
+    if let Some((i, _)) = members
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .find(|(_, member)| member.name == *name)
+    {
         let next_index = (i + 1) % members.len();
         let next_site = &members[next_index].site;
 
@@ -37,7 +63,11 @@ async fn prev(
     members: web::types::State<Vec<WebringMember>>,
     name: web::types::Path<String>,
 ) -> impl web::Responder {
-    if let Some((i, _)) = members.iter().enumerate().find(|(_, member)| member.name == *name) {
+    if let Some((i, _)) = members
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .find(|(_, member)| member.name == *name)
+    {
         let prev_index = if i == 0 { members.len() - 1 } else { i - 1 };
         let prev_site = &members[prev_index].site;
 
@@ -54,9 +84,7 @@ async fn prev(
 }
 
 #[web::get("/rand")]
-async fn rand(
-    members: web::types::State<Vec<WebringMember>>,
-) -> impl web::Responder {
+async fn rand(members: web::types::State<Vec<WebringMember>>) -> impl web::Responder {
     let rand_index = thread_rng().gen_range(0..members.len());
     let rand_site = &members[rand_index].site;
 
@@ -70,8 +98,7 @@ async fn rand(
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     env_logger::init();
 
-    let nix_webring_dir = std::env::var("NIX_WEBRING_DIR")
-        .expect("NIX_WEBRING_DIR not found");
+    let nix_webring_dir = std::env::var("NIX_WEBRING_DIR").expect("NIX_WEBRING_DIR not found");
 
     let nix_webring_port = std::env::var("NIX_WEBRING_PORT")
         .expect("NIX_WEBRING_PORT not found")
@@ -80,10 +107,9 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     web::server(move || {
         let path = format!("{nix_webring_dir}/webring.json");
-        let json = fs::read_to_string(&path)
-            .expect(&format!("couldn't open {path}"));
+        let json = fs::read_to_string(&path).expect(&format!("couldn't open {path}"));
 
-        let members: Vec<WebringMember> = serde_json::from_str(&json)
+        let members: Vec<WebringMember> = normalize(Parser::new(json.chars()).parse().unwrap())
             .expect(&format!("failed deserializing webring members: {json}"));
 
         web::App::new()
@@ -97,8 +123,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                     .service(
                         nfs::Files::new("/", nix_webring_dir.clone())
                             .index_file("index.html")
-                            .redirect_to_slash_directory()
-                    )
+                            .redirect_to_slash_directory(),
+                    ),
             )
     })
     .bind(("127.0.0.1", nix_webring_port))?