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Aether is perfect for building out documentation of all kinds, check out the content below for examples on what can be achieved.

Code Documentation

Environment Variables

Aether has built-in support for loading environment variables into the browser and Functions. Loading environment variables into Node.js requires a small code snippet. In development, Aether will load environment variables from a file named .env.development. For builds, it will load from .env.production.

.env file could look like:

Aether=https://dev.example.com/apiAPI_KEY=927349872349798

To load these into Node.js, add the following code snippet to the top of your Aether-config.js file:

require("dotenv").config({  path: `.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV}`,})

This loads process.env.AETHER_API_URL and process.env.API_KEY for use in Aether-*.js files and functions.

For example, when configuring a plugin in aether-config.js:

require("dotenv").config({  
	path: `.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV}`,
})

module.exports = {  
	plugins: [    
		{      
			resolve: `aether`,      
			options: {        
				apiKey: process.env.API_KEY,      
			},    
		},  
	],
}

Accessing Environment Variables in the browser.

By default, environment variables are only available in Node.js code and are not available in the browser as some variables should be kept secret and not exposed to anyone visiting the site.

To expose a variable in the browser, you must preface its name with AETHER_. So AETHER_API_URL will be available in browser code but API_KEY will not.

Variables are set when JavaScript is compiled so when the development server is started or you build your site.

import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react"
function App() {
  const [data, setData] = useState()
  useEffect(async () => {
    const result = await fetch(
      `${process.env.AETHER_API_URL}/users`
    ).then(res => res.json())
    setData(result.data)
  })
  return (
    <ul>
      {data.map(user => (
        <li key={user.id}>
          <a href={user.url}>{user.name}</a>
        </li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  )
}
export default App

Add .env* files to .gitignore

Environment variable files should not be committed to Git as they often contain secrets which are not safe to add to Git. Instead, add .env.* to your .gitignore file and setup the environment variables manually locally.

Reference Tables

Light mode colors

Light Mode

NameTextBGSelectText ColorBG ColorSelect ColorText CSS VariableBG CSS VariableSelect CSS Variable
Default
Default
Default
#37352F
#FFFFFF
206,205,202,0.5
--color-text-default
--color-bg-default
--color-pill-default
Gray
Gray
Gray
#9B9A97
#EBECED
155,154,151,0.4
--color-text-gray
--color-bg-gray
--color-pill-gray
Brown
Brown
Brown
#64473A
#E9E5E3
140,46,0,0.2
--color-text-brown
--color-bg-brown
--color-pill-brown
Orange
Orange
Orange
#D9730D
#FAEBDD
245,93,0,0.2
--color-text-orange
--color-bg-orange
--color-pill-orange
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
#DFAB01
#FBF3DB
233,168,0,0.2
--color-text-yellow
--color-bg-yellow
--color-pill-yellow
Green
Green
Green
#0F7B6C
#DDEDEA
0,135,107,0.2
--color-text-green
--color-bg-green
--color-pill-green
Blue
Blue
Blue
#0B6E99
#DDEBF1
0,120,223,0.2
--color-text-blue
--color-bg-blue
--color-pill-blue
Purple
Purple
Purple
#6940A5
#EAE4F2
103,36,222,0.2
--color-text-purple
--color-bg-purple
--color-pill-purple
Pink
Pink
Pink
#AD1A72
#F4DFEB
221,0,129,0.2
--color-text-pink
--color-bg-pink
--color-pill-pink
Red
Red
Red
#E03E3E
#FBE4E4
255,0,26,0.2
--color-text-red
--color-bg-red
--color-pill-red

Dark mode colors

Dark Mode

NameTextBGSelectText ColorBG ColorSelect ColorText CSS VariableBG CSS VariableSelect CSS Variable
Default
Default
Default
255,255,255,0.9
#2F3437
206,205,202,0.5
--color-text-default
--color-bg-default
--color-pill-default
Gray
Gray
Gray
151,154,155,0.95
#454B4E
151,154,155,0.5
--color-text-gray
--color-bg-gray
--color-pill-gray
Brown
Brown
Brown
#937264
#434040
147,114,100,0.5
--color-text-brown
--color-bg-brown
--color-pill-brown
Orange
Orange
Orange
#FFA344
#594A3A
255,163,68,0.5
--color-text-orange
--color-bg-orange
--color-pill-orange
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
#FFDC49
#59563B
255,220,73,0.5
--color-text-yellow
--color-bg-yellow
--color-pill-yellow
Green
Green
Green
#4DAB9A
#354C4B
77,171,154,0.5
--color-text-green
--color-bg-green
--color-pill-green
Blue
Blue
Blue
#529CCA
#364954
82,156,202,0.5
--color-text-blue
--color-bg-blue
--color-pill-blue
Purple
Purple
Purple
#9A6DD7
#443F57
154,109,215,0.5
--color-text-purple
--color-bg-purple
--color-pill-purple
Pink
Pink
Pink
#E255A1
#533B4C
226,85,161,0.5
--color-text-pink
--color-bg-pink
--color-pill-pink
Red
Red
Red
#FF7369
#594141
255,115,105,0.5
--color-text-red
--color-bg-red
--color-pill-red

Guides and Instructions

Adding a custom domain to your site

To add a domain to your site, first head into your site editor (cog icon) and click into the "Domains" page, then click the "Add a custom domain" button. After entering your own domain address in the popup, you'll then need to make some changes to the DNS settings through your hosting provider.

You would need to do this through your domain registrar's (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, etc) or DNS provider's (Cloudflare, Netlify, etc) website. For specific instructions, view the content inside the toggle blocks below.

DNS Settings

Below you can find the DNS settings that need to be included on your domain registrar's (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, etc) or DNS provider's (Cloudflare, Netlify, etc) website.

Root domain records

For a root domain like example.com you'll need to add the following records:

TypeNameValue
A
@
76.76.21.21
CNAME
www
cname.super.so

Subdomain records

For a subdomain like blog.example.com add this record:

TypeNameValue
CNAME
(your subdomain)
cname.super.so

If you run into issues, please make sure that you have:

  • Added new DNS records to your domain provider
  • Removed old DNS records
  • Waited up to 24 hours for new settings to propagate

💡
This tool can be used to check if the records are set up correctly: https://www.whatsmydns.net/

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