mru.space

The landing page for Mru — A Fault-Tolerant Operating System for Thousand-Year Autonomous Operation. A minimal, single-page static site served via GitHub Pages at https://mru.space.

Systems that still run a thousand years after we're gone.

About this repository

This is the source for mru.space, shared openly so you can see exactly how the site is built. Feel free to read it, learn from it, and borrow ideas — that's why it's here.

Got a question, spotted a typo, or want to help out? Say hi on X at @mruspace or email contact@mru.space — we'd love to hear from you.

The code is Apache-2.0 (see License); the Mru name and logo are trademarks — see TRADEMARK.md.

Structure

index.html          # the single page (all CSS + the "Mru" font subset inlined)
404.html            # custom not-found page
terms/index.html    # Terms of Use + analytics/consent notice (served at /terms/)
mru-whitepaper.pdf  # the whitepaper (served at a permanent /mru-whitepaper.pdf URL)
favicon.svg         # the orbit-M mark
apple-touch-icon.png
site.webmanifest    # PWA manifest
robots.txt
sitemap.xml
CNAME               # custom domain (mru.space)
.nojekyll           # serve files as-is, no Jekyll processing
LICENSE             # Apache License 2.0 (the code)
TRADEMARK.md        # trademark notice (the Mru name/logo)
assets/
  mru.gif           # the animated mark on the homepage (dark theme)
  mru-light.gif     # the same mark, light theme
  mru.mp4           # video cuts of the same loop, for use off the site
  mru-light.mp4
  og-image.png      # 1200×630 social/link-preview image
  og-source.svg     # editable source for the OG image
  favicon-light.png # light/dark favicon variants
  favicon-dark.png
  icon-192.png      # PWA icons
  icon-512.png
  jost.ttf          # font source for the inlined "Mru" subset
  _gen_icons.sh     # regenerate favicons/icons
  _gen_og.py        # regenerate the OG image
  _gen_logo_anim.py # regenerate the animated mark

The animated mark

GIF has no alpha channel, so each frame ships on a flat backdrop and the page blends that backdrop away: the light art sits on white and multiplies, the dark art sits on black and screens. That is why there are two files, and why the frame edge does not show over the glow behind the hero. The static SVG mark stays in index.html and is what shows under prefers-reduced-motion: reduce.

Anything that gives .maru-anim, or an element above it, its own stacking context (transform, filter, opacity, z-index) stops the blend and turns the mark back into an opaque square.

Everything is inlined into index.html (CSS and a base64 font subset of just the letters "Mru"), so the page is fully self-contained and renders with no external requests beyond Google Analytics (GA4) and the Madruga attribution snippet. There is no cookie banner — use of the site is consent, per /terms/.

⚠️ Keep the whitepaper URL stable

The "Paper" button links to /mru-whitepaper.pdf. Keep this path stable forever — the PDF itself hard-codes https://mru.space as its home. To update the paper, replace the file in place:

cp ../mru/mru.pdf ./mru-whitepaper.pdf
git add mru-whitepaper.pdf && git commit -m "Update whitepaper PDF" && git push

Local preview

python3 -m http.server 8000
# open http://localhost:8000

Deployment

Maintainers only — the official site auto-deploys.

Merges to main publish automatically to mru.space via GitHub Pages (the CNAME file pins the custom domain; Enforce HTTPS is on). DNS, the www → apex redirect, and contact@mru.space email routing are configured out of band. None of this is needed just to read the code or preview it locally.

Regenerating assets

# OG image (from assets/og-source.svg)
magick -background none assets/og-source.svg assets/og-image.png

# favicons / PWA icons
./assets/_gen_icons.sh

# the animated mark, both themes (needs ImageMagick and ffmpeg; takes a few minutes)
./assets/_gen_logo_anim.py trace both

License

This repository is dual-licensed:

• Site code (index.html, 404.html, styles, scripts, build helpers): Apache License 2.0.
• Content (the whitepaper mru-whitepaper.pdf and site copy): CC BY 4.0.

The mru reference implementation lives in its own repository and is also licensed under Apache License 2.0.

The Mru name, logo, and mru.space are trademarks of Binns Pte. Ltd. and are not covered by the code license — see TRADEMARK.md.

© Binns Pte. Ltd.