What Tools Do You Use for Your Website or Portfolio?
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CuriousCat92
Hey everyone! I'm curious about what tools or technologies you all are using to build and manage your websites or portfolios. What works best for you?
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My site is built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub. I've set up an automation workflow that updates it to Azure whenever new markdown files are added. Itโs been a couple of years since I last modified it, but the static nature means it runs fine without constant updates.
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Honestly, I kept mine quite basic. Just a static site created with Hugo or plain HTML/CSS. I host it on GitHub Pages or a cheap VPS, which works perfectly for me.
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For my setup, I like to keep it low-maintenance. On the front end, I use React with Vite for quicker builds and Tailwind for styling. The backend runs on Node.js with Express, and I manage the infrastructure on a VPS with Ubuntu and Nginx as my reverse proxy. It's lightweight and avoids too many dependencies, especially for my portfolio. Just keep it fast and efficient! Are you leaning towards static or a full backend-driven site?
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I use WordPress for my site. Itโs user-friendly and has a lot of themes available!
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I have a simple static site built with HTML and CSS, and it's hosted on a Hetzner VPS. It's straightforward and gets the job done!
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I've gone the hand-coding route too, with Apache serving my HTML/CSS. After some experience at a web hosting company, I've decided to stay away from WordPress altogether.
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