6/7/2025 | Made my site from scratch
The main idea
So yeah, there came a point when I got tired of website builders and thought — screw it, I’ll just build my site from scratch.
Did some digging, and Astro + Tailwind felt like the right tools for the job. And of course, had to throw in a bit of AI — say hi to Windsurf.
How it works
The site’s pretty simple, so getting the main layout up and building it all together only took me around half a day — plus an extra hour trying to wrap my head around how Astro works and how to manage Tailwind styles.
All other pages
Main page layout with PhotoSwipe gallery integrated. Flex layout with grid for the photos.
Main page, portrait, art nude, other — are the same. Way more time than I’d like to admit went into hunting down my old photos.
Mobile first, of course — one of the reasons I went with Tailwind.
And all other pages here like portfolio pages, about and CV page, blog and inner blog pages.
Build
The rest was pretty straightforward: GitHub, setting up the app on DigitalOcean, and pointing my domain to DO’s DNS. Now every GitHub push triggers a rebuild and the site updates automatically.
It’s alive — and it works like a charm!
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They are working too. With a lottiefiles 👻
I know there’s still plenty left to do — blog readability, for one. But the ball’s rolling, and I’m happy with how it’s starting to shape up.