# *Aἰθήρ*

> [*Aither*] as a whole neither came into being nor admits of destruction,
> but is one and eternal, with no end or beginning of its total
> duration, containing and embracing in itself the infinity of time ...
>
> — Aristotle, *On the Heavens* [^1]

Aether is a fully automated web server configured via **pure** and
**declarative** package management, powered by [NixOS](https://nixos.org).
This allows for all aspects of the server's operation, including config files,
software dependencies, and site content to be deployed and provisioned
automatically.

In short, it's my personal web server.

## Deployment

Aether is designed to separate deployment from the logical specification of the
system, and thus to support any machine that can run NixOS. Currently, it is
deployed physically to a
[Raspberry Pi 5](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM/Raspberry_Pi_5)
running a [modified UEFI bootloader](https://github.com/worproject/rpi5-uefi)
to provide Linux support.

## Module Checklist

- [x] `forgejo.nix` - Code forge
- [ ] `site.nix` - Personal website
- [ ] `mail.nix` - Mail server
- [ ] `backup.nix` - Automated backup system
- [ ] `cachix.nix` - Nix build caching

[^1]: Adapted from [Book II.1](http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/heavens.2.ii.html).