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