# Colophon

Ski Parrainage is an independent, non-commercial project. This page records the tools and technology it is built with, in the spirit of the open web.

## Backend

* Django 6 —
  the web framework, running on Python 3.14.
* Gunicorn —
  the application server.
* PostgreSQL —
  the database.
* WhiteNoise —
  static-file serving.

## Frontend

* Tailwind CSS v4 —
  styling, compiled to a single stylesheet.
* htmx —
  dynamic page updates without a JavaScript framework, self-hosted.

## Typography

Typefaces are served from Google Fonts and loaded without blocking the page render.

* Space Grotesk —
  headings and the wordmark.
* Hanken Grotesk —
  body text.
* Space Mono —
  small print and code.

## Iconography

* Font Awesome Free —
  interface icons, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence
  ([licence](https://fontawesome.com/license/free)).

## Hosting and infrastructure

* Render —
  application hosting and the managed PostgreSQL database.
* Stripe —
  payment processing for optional contributions.
* PostHog —
  privacy-conscious product analytics.

## Internationalisation

The interface is available in English and French, using Django's built-in translation system.