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Digital Sobriety & Behind the Scenes

An eco-designed website, lean and ultra-fast

Meerabel helps people free up storage and shrink their photo footprint in the cloud. To stay true to our mission, our website follows the exact same rule: zero bloat, instant loading, and energy consumption reduced to the strict minimum.

Explore our 6 technical pillars

Why every megabyte matters on the web

Every visit to a website powers an entire chain of infrastructure: active servers, telecom networks transmitting data packets, and device batteries decoding complex pages. When a site weighs 3 to 4 MB instead of a few hundred kilobytes, it generates gigabytes of avoidable traffic and thousands of wasted kilowatt-hours at scale.

It is the exact same dynamic as your smartphone photo gallery: hoarding 3,000 forgotten or duplicate photos in the cloud draws power continuously for no real purpose. On the web as on our devices, digital sobriety begins by trimming digital clutter to keep only what is essential and meaningful.

Understand our mission & digital footprint impact

No empty claims: audit us live

Live independent audits

The only zero-emission website is the one that doesn't exist. At Meerabel, we aim for the right balance: an engaging and clear site to showcase the app, while cutting every unnecessary byte (static generation, AV1 video, local fonts). We don't claim to be flawless, but we build with measurable care. See for yourself in real time:

Measure COโ‚‚ footprint (Website Carbon)Analyze performance (PageSpeed)

The 6 pillars of our web eco-design

From high-level architecture down to image formats, discover the concrete technical choices that make this site remarkably resource-efficient.

Static Site Generation with Astro (SSG)

Every page is pre-compiled into clean, standalone HTML files ahead of time. No application or database server runs 24/7 to assemble pages on the fly: your browser gets content directly from the nearest edge CDN node in under 50 milliseconds.

Under the hood

With Astro's `output: 'static'` mode, each localized route is served as pure HTML without backend server runtimes (Node.js, PHP). This eliminates redundant CPU compute cycles and drastically cuts server-side electricity usage.

Zero unnecessary client-side JavaScript

Most modern websites force browsers to download heavy JavaScript bundles before rendering any readable text. Here, layout and animations rely on native HTML and CSS. The browser has almost zero heavy script execution to process.

Under the hood

The Astro Islands architecture only delivers JavaScript to the browser when strictly required. No heavy client-side router, no redundant UI state libraries: your phone's processor stays idle, saving battery life.

Lightweight demo videos in AV1

Our demo video leverages the royalty-free, next-generation AV1 codec, backed by WebM and MP4 fallbacks. The result: crystal-clear visual quality with over 60% less data transferred compared to traditional video encoding.

Under the hood

Multi-pass ffmpeg encoding (libaom-av1) with dual desktop (< 5 MB) and mobile (< 1.5 MB) variants. The `<video>` element automatically serves the most lightweight compatible format supported by your device.

Hyper-compressed visuals (AVIF, WebP & SVGO)

All raster images are served in modern, highly compressed formats (AVIF and WebP). Vector graphics underwent meticulous cleanup: the Meerabel logo weighs just 8.8 KB compared to 57 KB originally (-84%), preserving its complete 3D bevel.

Under the hood

Deep SVGO optimization removes invisible metadata, merges duplicate paths, and consolidates color gradients into a single native definition instead of 48 hardcoded color stops.

Locally hosted WOFF2 typography

We make zero requests to external font servers such as Google Fonts. Fonts are self-hosted directly on our infrastructure in the most compact format available (WOFF2) and cached aggressively, eliminating wasteful network hops.

Under the hood

Strict self-hosting using `@font-face` with `font-display: swap`. Eliminates third-party DNS lookups and TLS handshakes, accelerates first contentful paint, and safeguards visitor privacy.

Lean analytics & Consent Mode v2

To understand user acquisition without compromising our principles, we use Google Analytics 4 paired with Axeptio and Google Consent Mode v2. Cookies are blocked by default until you grant permission, and scripts wait until the page is fully rendered before loading.

Under the hood

Third-party scripts (Axeptio and GA4) are deferred via `requestIdleCallback`: they consume zero CPU cycles during initial page paint. Consent Mode v2 locks data storage by default (`analytics_storage: 'denied'`), with zero invasive ad pixels and zero session spyware.

Technical specifications at a glance

Architecture & Framework
Astro 5 (100% static SSG)
Hosting infrastructure
Globally distributed Edge CDN
Video encoding
Next-gen AV1 + WebM / MP4
Image formats
AVIF, WebP & SVGO-optimized SVG (-84%)
Web fonts
Self-hosted WOFF2 (zero third-party calls)
Audience measurement & Scripts
Deferred GA4 + Axeptio (Consent Mode v2)
Internationalization
4 languages, statically pre-rendered

Ready to bring digital sobriety to your photos?

Invisible digital waste also lurks in our smartphones: thousands of duplicates, blurry takes, and forgotten screenshots sleeping in the cloud. Meerabel sorts your memories on-device, safeguards your privacy, and shrinks your digital footprint.

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