Aether

A deployment platform for nextjs similar to vercel

The Names

Aether means pure air in Greek Mythology. There are three main services in Aether:

• Nexus - A web app which is central point for all interactions
• Herald - The messenger between github and internal queue system
• Forge - Worker that takes builds the project and handle deployments

Architecture

┌─────────────┐      ┌──────────────┐      ┌─────────────┐
│    Nexus    │─────▶│    Herald    │─────▶│    Forge    │
│  (Next.js)  │      │ (GitHub App) │      │  (Builder)  │
└─────────────┘      └──────────────┘      └─────────────┘
      │                      │                      │
      ▼                      ▼                      ▼
  PostgreSQL            BullMQ/Redis            Docker

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15, React 19, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript
• Database: PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM
• Queue: BullMQ + Redis
• Build: Docker
• Auth: Better Auth + GitHub OAuth
• Monorepo: Turborepo + pnpm

Requires: Node.js 18+, pnpm, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, GitHub App credentials