Colophon

A colophon is the note at the end of a book describing how it was made — the typefaces, the paper, the press. This is ours.

The stack

Framework

Astro 5, server-rendered. Pages are HTML first; JavaScript only where it earns its keep.

Hosting

Cloudflare Workers — the site runs at the edge, close to wherever you are. No traditional server to patch or reboot.

Content

Cloudflare D1 (SQLite). Pages, sermons, signup forms, and registrations are database rows, edited through a custom admin panel — changes go live instantly, and every save keeps a restorable backup.

Media

Cloudflare R2 holds sermon audio, documents, and photos, served straight from the bucket.

Spam protection

Cloudflare Turnstile on the signup forms — no puzzles, no tracking.

Typography

Headings are set in Fraunces, a wonky old-style serif. Body text uses your device's system font — fast, familiar, and one less download.

Privacy

No tracking cookies, no ads, no analytics beacons selling your attention. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts visits without identifying anyone.

Source & infrastructure

The code lives on a self-hosted Forgejo instance; pushes to main build and deploy automatically via Forgejo Actions. Cloudflare resources are managed as code with OpenTofu.

Built and maintained by a member of the congregation. Questions, or want to help? Email olivet.it.guy@pype.aleeas.com or talk to us on a Sunday.