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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).

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.