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Developer Portfolio

Are you struggling to create a professional portfolio website? Look no further! You can use the Developer Portfolio template and create your very own personalized portfolio today! My website is designed to be user-friendly and easily customizable, making it perfect for both developers and freelancers.


Demo πŸŽ₯

View live preview here.


Table of Contents πŸ“œ


Sections πŸ”–

  • HERO SECTION
  • ABOUT ME
  • EXPERIENCE
  • SKILLS
  • PROJECTS
  • EDUCATION
  • BLOG
  • CONTACTS

Installation ⬇️

You will need to download Git and Node to run this project

Make sure you have the latest version of both Git and Node on your computer.

node --version
git --version


Getting Started 🎯

Fork and Clone the repo

To Fork the repo click on the fork button at the top right of the page. Once the repo is forked open your terminal and perform the following commands

git clone https://github.com/<YOUR GITHUB USERNAME>/developer-portfolio.git

cd developer-portfolio

Install packages from the root directory

npm install
# or
yarn install

Then, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.


Usage πŸ•ΉοΈ

Please create a new .env file from .env.example file.

Eg:

NEXT_PUBLIC_GTM =
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL =
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN =
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID =
GMAIL_PASSKEY =
EMAIL_ADDRESS =

Then, Customize data in the utils/data folder.

Eg:

export const personalData = {
  name: "ABU SAID",
  profile: "/profile.png",
  designation: "Full-Stack Software Developer",
  description: "My name is ABU SAID....",
  email: "[email protected]",
  phone: "+8801608797655",
  address: "Dhaka, Bangladesh",
  github: "https://github.com/said7388",
  facebook: "https://www.facebook.com/abusaid.riyaz/",
  linkedIn: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/abu-said-bd/",
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/said7388",
  stackOverflow: "https://stackoverflow.com/users/16840768/abu-said",
  leetcode: "https://leetcode.com/said3812/",
  devUsername: "said7388",
  resume: "...",
};

devUsername is used for fetching blog posts from dev.to.


Deployment πŸš€

Deploying the app to platforms like Vercel or Netlify is quick and easy.

Deploying to Vercel:

  1. Sign up or log in to Vercel.
  2. Once logged in, click on "New Project".
  3. Select your GitHub repo (the one that contains your forked project) and click Import.
  4. Configure your environment variables in the Vercel dashboard by adding each key from your .env file.
    • E.g., NEXT_PUBLIC_GTM, NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL, TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, etc.
  5. Click on Deploy. Vercel will automatically detect your Next.js app and build it.
  6. Once the deployment is complete, you can visit your live website!

Updating After Deployment

Whenever you push changes to your GitHub repo, Vercel will automatically redeploy the app, keeping your portfolio up-to-date.

Deploying to Netlify:

  1. Sign up or log in to Netlify.
  2. In the Netlify Dashboard, click "New site from Git".
  3. Connect your GitHub account and select your repo.
  4. Configure your environment variables by going to Site Settings > Build & Deploy > Environment and adding keys from your .env file.
  5. Click Deploy Site. Netlify will build and deploy your portfolio.

Tutorials πŸ”§

Gmail App Password Setup

  1. Log in to your Google Account at https://myaccount.google.com/.
  2. Navigate to Security from the left sidebar.
  3. Scroll down to the "Signing in to Google" section and make sure 2-Step Verification is turned ON.
  4. Once 2-Step Verification is enabled, you'll see an option for App Passwords.
  5. Click on App Passwords. You may need to enter your Google account password again.
  6. In the Select app dropdown, choose "Mail", and for Select device, choose "Other (Custom name)" and name it appropriately (e.g., "Portfolio").
  7. Click Generate. A 16-character app password will be displayed. Save this password for later use in your environment variables (e.g., GMAIL_PASSKEY).

Create a Telegram Bot

  1. Open Telegram and search for the user @BotFather.
  2. Start a chat with BotFather and use the /newbot command to create a new bot.
  3. Choose a name for your bot.
  4. Set a unique username for your bot (must end with bot, e.g., PortfolioAssistantBot).
  5. Once your bot is created, BotFather will send you a Token. Save this token, as you will need it for your environment variables (e.g., TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN).
  6. To get your chat ID:
    • Open your bot in Telegram and send it a message.
    • Visit the following URL in your browser, replacing BOT_TOKEN with your actual bot token:
      https://api.telegram.org/bot<BOT_TOKEN>/getUpdates
    • Look for the chat object in the response, which contains your chat ID (you can use this value for TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID).

Fetching Blog from dev.to

To display your blog posts from dev.to on the portfolio:

  1. Set your devUsername in the utils/data.js file to your dev.to username.
  2. The application will automatically fetch your latest blog posts and display them in the BLOG section.
  3. Ensure your blogs are publicly visible on dev.to, and the application will fetch them using the dev.to API.

Packages Used πŸ“¦

Used Package List
@emailjs/browser
@next/third-parties
axios
lottie-react
next
nodemailer
react
react-dom
react-fast-marquee
react-google-recaptcha
react-icons
react-toastify
sharp
sass
tailwindcss

FAQ:

  1. For those facing the issue of "next is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Run the following command:

npm install -g next

This installs Next.js globally

then do the usual npm run dev