Build Website

Forged through Rune. Built upon PHP.

A small runite that builds a website without a framework. Write the page in many small files, and Rune bundles them into one: dist/index.php.

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Made with Rune

This app is a runite: one file named cast, engraved from the origin runes of Rune, a lore-driven, modular concept beneath PHP.

Rune	Role in this app
Aether	opens and closes the flow
Chanter	registers the casts
Whisper	speaks to the user
Weaver	fills the templates while bundling
Crafter	bundles src/ into dist/index.php
Forger	copies the website into ready/
Cipher	gives every bundle its hash
Keeper	remembers the shards in .echoes
Specter	serves and watches beside the flow

Want to engrave your own? Start from the Rune repository.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• Composer

Install

composer install
php cast start

Then open http://127.0.0.1:8000.

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The Website

src/
├── index.head.html   goes into <head>
├── index.html        goes into <body>
├── index.css         becomes <style>
├── index.js          becomes <script>
└── index.php         runs on top, before the page
dist/
├── index.php         the bundle (php cast build)
└── assets/
    └── background.jpg

• Edit only src/. dist/index.php is made by php cast build.
• Put images and fonts in dist/assets/. The page reads them as assets/....
• The background is dist/assets/background.jpg. Drop your own image there, no rebuild needed. Without it, the page falls back to a dark gradient.

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Registered Casts

Cast	Description
build	Bundle src/ into dist/index.php.
serve	Serve dist/ on 127.0.0.1:8000.
watch	Rebuild when src/ changes.
start	Build, then serve and watch.
store	Keep the assets as shards.
ready	Make ready/ for production.

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Try it

Run every command inside this folder.

The main screen — every cast with its echo:

php cast

Build — many files become one:

php cast build

Develop — serve and watch run until Ctrl+C:

php cast serve                            # http://127.0.0.1:8000
php cast watch                            # rebuild on every change in src/
php cast start                            # build, then serve & watch in their own windows

Ship — a folder you can upload to any PHP host:

php cast ready                            # build + store, then copy into ready/

Share — the runite and its shards as one relic:

php cast store
php cast reliquary --runite-relic         # cast -> cast.rune

Built-in casts of Rune — every runite carries them:

php cast grimoire --rune=Crafter          # look inside the builder
php cast grimoire --arcane                # every step of the last run
php cast reliquary --shards               # the files that travel with the relic

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What you learn

Cast	Lesson
build	Crafter: item, seed, shard, spark
serve, watch, start	Specter: a dev server, an observer, casts beside the flow
store	Keeper: shards travel with the relic
ready	Forger: copy files and folders

A website is many files, Rune makes it one.

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References

• Rune — Application foundation and tooling.
• Rune Lore — The full documentation, from the void to the beyond.

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Built to create. Designed to evolve.

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