Overview
Aegir is a set of Drupal modules that helps you maintain your Drupal sites.
It does this by providing you with a simple Drupal based hosting front end for your entire network of sites. To deploy a new site you simply have to create a new Site node. To backup or upgrade sites, you simply manage your site nodes as you would any other node.
In Norse mythology, Ægir was the god of the oceans and if Drupal is a drop of water, Ægir is the deity of large bodies of water.
What do I need to run Aegir?
- A system capable of running Drupal: This system is entirely Drupal based, and has the same base requirements that Drupal does.
- A unix based operating system: The majority of functionality in this system occurs in the back-end, through command line scripting. There are also several features (such as symlinks), that are not available to users on Windows. There are no plans currently to add windows support.
- Your own server: The level of access required to be able to configure this system is very far beyond what is commonly available to users with shared hosting.
Where can I learn more about Aegir
More documentation is available on the Aegir project wiki.
How can I get involved in the project
- Be sure to check out the Aegir discussion group.
- If you want to communicate directly with us, join us on the irc.freenode.net IRC server in the #aegir channel.
Quick links
AEgir is made of multiple Drupal projects and modules, be sure to check those out!
Aegir meeting schedule
All meetings take place on : #aegir on irc.freenode.net
- Weekly development meeting : Fridays at 16:00GMT
- Daily scrum sessions : Monday through Friday at 16:00GMT
As a project we find it useful to meet regularly to discuss current progress and future goals. Due to the geographically dispersed nature of the team, it is impossible to meet at a time that would work for everyone, and as such you will probably find people in the IRC channel at most times.
