Project organization

We always believe that our mission at Project Elara is first and foremost our concern for humanity and determination in building a hopeful future for our descendants, not one that can be reduced to pure research or technology. However, there is no denying that there is a lot of technology and research as well as logistics involved in carrying out our mission. Project Elara is a complex project, with many, many components. We will go over each of these components.

The Elara Handbook¶

The Handbook is perhaps the most recognizable component of Project Elara - after all, you are reading it right now! It serves as Project Elara’s central documentation and reference work and should be regarded as the most up-to-date reference for the Project. In addition, it serves as a guided learning resource, and we strongly recommend reading it for new members. We intend it to be as comprehensive as possible - it is well over 100 pages long at the moment of writing, so do not expect you need to read all of it!

The Elara Codeberg¶

Beyond simply documentation, we also need a safe place to store our code, software, and hardware. This is where the Project Elara Codeberg comes in. Codeberg is an open-source code hosting platform developed by a nonprofit, unlike GitHub, which is the industry-standard; we have chosen Codeberg since we trust it to keep our code safe and is free from corporate influence. It is also where we coordinate our work, have technical discussions, and backup our files.

The Elara Community¶

Last but not least, Project Elara is a team! We have active discussions on our Discord server and prospective members can fill out the new members form to quickly get started with the Project. Lastly, we have a newsletter on Substack and YouTube channel that provide coverage of our work and raise awareness of our mission.