portfolio (Abdullah-dev0) — Next.js Portfolio Template

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# 🚀 Portfolio

A modern, customizable portfolio template built with **Next.js 15**, **React 19**, and **TypeScript**. Features a sleek design with smooth animations, dark mode support, and easy customization through configuration files.

[![Next.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/Next.js-15-black)](https://nextjs.org/)
[![React](https://img.shields.io/badge/React-19-blue)](https://react.dev/)
[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-5.9-blue)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
[![Tailwind CSS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Tailwind-4.1-38bdf8)](https://tailwindcss.com/)

## ✨ Features

### 🎨 Design & UX

- **Smooth Animations**: Powered by Lenis for buttery smooth scrolling
- **Dark Mode**: Built-in theme switching with `next-themes`
- **Responsive Design**: Fully responsive across all devices
- **Font Size Controls**: Accessibility-first with adjustable font sizes
- **Modern UI**: Using shadcn/ui components and Radix UI primitives

### 📝 Content Management

- **MDX-Powered Blog**: Write blog posts in MDX with full React component support
- **Project Showcase**: Dedicated project pages with detailed case studies
- **Work Experience**: Display your professional journey
- **Dynamic Content**: Powered by `@content-collections` for type-safe content

### 🛠️ Developer Experience

- **TypeScript**: Fully typed for better DX and fewer bugs
- **Configuration-Driven**: Easy customization through config files
- **Component-Based**: Modular and reusable components
- **Linting & Formatting**: ESLint and Prettier configured out of the box

### 🚀 Performance & Analytics

- **PostHog Integration**: Track user behavior and analytics
- **Rate Limiting**: Built-in rate limiting with Upstash Redis
- **Image Optimization**: Automatic image optimization with Next.js
- **Fast Builds**: Optimized build process with Turbopack support

### 💬 Interactive Features

- **AI Chat**: Gemini AI-powered chat assistant
- **GitHub Activity**: Display your GitHub contribution calendar
- **Cal.com Integration**: Embedded booking calendar

## 📦 Tech Stack

- **Framework**: [Next.js 15](https://nextjs.org/) with App Router
- **UI Library**: [React 19](https://react.dev/)
- **Styling**: [Tailwind CSS 4](https://tailwindcss.com/)
- **TypeScript**: Type-safe development
- **Content**: [Content Collections](https://www.content-collections.dev/) for MDX
- **Components**: [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) + [Radix UI](https://www.radix-ui.com/)
- **Analytics**: [PostHog](https://posthog.com/)
- **Database**: [Upstash Redis](https://upstash.com/)
- **Forms**: React Hook Form + Zod validation
- **Animations**: Lenis smooth scrolling

## 🚀 Quick Start

### Prerequisites

- Node.js 18+ or Bun
- Git

### Installation

1. **Clone the repository**

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/Abdullah-dev0/portfolio.git
   cd portfolio
   ```

2. **Install dependencies**

   ```bash
   bun install
   ```

3. **Set up environment variables**

   Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and fill in your values:

   ```env
   # Required
   NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000
   GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
   KV_REST_API_URL=your_upstash_redis_url
   KV_REST_API_TOKEN=your_upstash_token

   # Optional
   NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY=your_posthog_key
   NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com
   LANYARD_USER_ID=your_discord_user_id
   ```

4. **Run the development server**

   ```bash
   bun run dev
   ```

5. **Open your browser**

   Visit [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to see your portfolio!

## 🎨 Customization Guide

This portfolio is designed to be easily customizable through configuration files. No need to dig through component code!

### 1. Personal Information & Hero Section

Edit `src/config/Hero.tsx`:

```typescript
export const heroConfig = {
  name: "Your Name",
  title: "Your Title",
  avatar: "/assets/your-avatar.png",
  location: "City, Country",
  bio: "Your short bio or tagline.",
  rotatingTitles: ["Engineer", "Developer", "Builder"], // Animated title variants
};

export const socialLinks = [
  {
    name: "X",
    href: "https://x.com/your-handle",
    icon: X, // Component reference (e.g., from lucide-react or svgs)
  },
  {
    name: "Email",
    label: "Your Name",
    href: "mailto:[email protected]",
    icon: Mail,
  },
  // Add more: LinkedIn, Github, etc.
];
```

### 2. About Section

Edit `src/config/About.tsx`:

```typescript
import { SKILLS } from "./technologies";

export const about = {
  name: "Your Name",
  description: `Your bio and introduction...`,
  skills: [...SKILLS], // Or define your own skill icons
};
```

### 3. Work Experience

Edit `src/config/Experience.tsx`:

```typescript
export const experiences: Experience[] = [
  {
    company: "Company Name",
    position: "Your Position",
    location: "Location",
    image: "/company/logo.png",
    description: ["Achievement 1", "Achievement 2"],
    startDate: "Month Year",
    endDate: "Month Year",
    website: "https://company-website.com",
    technologies: ["Next.js", "TypeScript", "React"], // Array of tech names
    isCurrent: false,
    linkedin: "https://linkedin.com/company/...",
    github: "https://github.com/...",
  },
];
```

### 4. Projects

Add your projects as MDX files in `content/projects/`. `image` and `video` are optional.

```mdx
---
title: "Project Name"
description: "Project description"
image: "/project/image.png"
link: "https://project-url.com"
technologies: ["Next.js", "TypeScript", "Tailwind CSS"]
github: "https://github.com/username/repo"
live: "https://live-url.com"
timeline: "2024"
role: "Your Role"
status: "completed"
featured: true
isPublished: true
isWorking: true
---

# Project Title

Your project content in MDX...
```

### 5. Blog Posts

Add blog posts as MDX files in `content/blogs/`. `image` is **required** for blogs.

```mdx
---
title: "Blog Post Title"
description: "Post description"
image: "/blog/cover.png"
tags: ["React", "TypeScript", "Tutorial"]
date: "2024-01-01"
isPublished: true
---

# Your Blog Content

Write your blog post content here...
```

### 6. Gears (Setup)

The Setup section on the landing page links to `/gears`. Edit `src/config/Gears.tsx`:

```typescript
export const devices = [
  {
    name: 'Device Name',
    icon: <Icon className="size-4" />,
  },
];

export const webExtensions = [
  { name: 'Extension Name', href: 'url' },
];

export const software = [
  { name: 'Software Name', href: 'url' },
];
```

### 6a. Additional Config Files

- **`src/config/Navbar.tsx`** – Nav links: `{ label, href }[]`
- **`src/config/CTA.tsx`** – Call-to-action: `profileImage`, `calLink`, `linkText`, `preText`
- **`src/config/Footer.tsx`** – Footer: `developer`, `copyright`, `location`
- **`src/config/Github.tsx`** – GitHub activity: `username`, theme, labels
- **`src/config/ChatPrompt.ts`** – AI chat system prompt
- **`src/config/technologies.tsx`** – Technology icons used in About and Experience

### 7. SEO & Metadata

Edit `src/config/Meta.tsx`:

```typescript
export const siteConfig = {
  name: "Your Name",
  title: "Your Portfolio",
  description: "Your description",
  url: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_URL || "http://localhost:3000",
  ogImage: "/meta/opengraph-image.png",
  author: {
    name: "Your Name",
    twitter: "@yourusername",
    github: "yourusername",
    linkedin: "yourusername",
    email: "[email protected]",
  },
  keywords: ["portfolio", "developer", "your keywords"],
};
```

### 8. Resume

Update `src/config/Resume.ts`:

```typescript
export const resumeConfig = {
  url: "https://drive.google.com/file/d/YOUR_FILE_ID/preview", // Or path to PDF
};
```

## 🖼️ Adding Assets

### Images

Place your images in the `public` directory:

- `/public/assets/` - Personal assets (avatar, logos)
- `/public/company/` - Company logos
- `/public/project/` - Project images
- `/public/blog/` - Blog cover images
- `/public/meta/` - OG images for SEO

### Technology Icons

Add custom technology icons in `src/components/technologies/`. Follow the existing pattern:

```typescript
const YourTech = () => {
  return (
    <svg>
      {/* Your SVG icon */}
    </svg>
  );
};

export default YourTech;
```

## 🚀 Deployment

### Vercel (Recommended)

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Visit [vercel.com](https://vercel.com)
3. Import your repository
4. Add environment variables
5. Deploy!

[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new)

### Other Platforms

This is a standard Next.js app and can be deployed to:

- Netlify
- Railway
- AWS Amplify
- Any platform supporting Node.js

## 📝 Scripts

```bash
# Development
bun run dev          # Start dev server with Turbopack

# Production
bun run build        # Build for production
bun run start        # Start production server

# Code Quality
bun run lint         # Run ESLint
bun run format       # Format code with Prettier
bun run format:check # Check formatting without changes
bun run type:check   # Run TypeScript check
```

## 🔧 Environment Variables

| Variable                         | Required | Description                               |
| -------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_URL`                | ✅       | Your site URL                             |
| `GEMINI_API_KEY`                 | ✅       | Google Gemini API key for AI chat         |
| `KV_REST_API_URL`                | ✅       | Upstash Redis URL for rate limiting       |
| `KV_REST_API_TOKEN`              | ✅       | Upstash Redis token                       |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY`        | ❌       | PostHog analytics key (optional)          |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST`       | ❌       | PostHog host URL (optional)               |
| `LANYARD_USER_ID`                | ❌       | Discord user ID for presence (optional)   |
| `KV_REST_API_READ_ONLY_TOKEN`    | ❌       | Upstash read-only token (optional)        |
| `LANYARD_API_KEY`                | ❌       | Lanyard API key (optional)                |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_GISCUS_REPO`        | ❌       | giscus repo for blog comments (optional)  |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_GISCUS_REPO_ID`     | ❌       | giscus repository ID (optional)           |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_GISCUS_CATEGORY`    | ❌       | giscus Discussions category (optional)    |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_GISCUS_CATEGORY_ID` | ❌       | giscus Discussions category ID (optional) |

### Getting API Keys

- **Gemini API**: [Get API key from Google AI Studio](https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey)
- **Upstash Redis**: [Create free database at Upstash](https://upstash.com/)
- **PostHog**: [Sign up for free at PostHog](https://posthog.com/)

## 📂 Project Structure

```
portfolio/
├── content/                 # Content files
│   ├── blogs/              # Blog posts (MDX)
│   └── projects/           # Project case studies (MDX)
├── public/                 # Static assets
│   ├── assets/             # General assets
│   ├── company/            # Company logos
│   ├── project/            # Project images
│   └── meta/               # OG images
├── src/
│   ├── app/                # Next.js app directory
│   │   ├── api/            # API routes (chat, presence)
│   │   ├── blog/           # Blog pages
│   │   ├── gears/          # Gears/setup page
│   │   ├── projects/       # Project pages
│   │   ├── work-experience/# Work experience page
│   │   └── resume/         # Resume page
│   ├── components/         # React components
│   │   ├── blog/           # Blog components
│   │   ├── common/         # Shared components
│   │   ├── landing/        # Landing page sections
│   │   ├── projects/       # Project components
│   │   └── technologies/   # Tech icons
│   ├── config/             # Configuration files
│   │   ├── Hero.tsx        # Hero section
│   │   ├── About.tsx       # About section
│   │   ├── Experience.tsx  # Work experience
│   │   ├── Gears.tsx       # Gears/setup
│   │   ├── Meta.tsx        # SEO metadata
│   │   ├── Navbar.tsx      # Nav links
│   │   ├── CTA.tsx         # Call-to-action
│   │   ├── Footer.tsx      # Footer
│   │   ├── Github.tsx      # GitHub activity
│   │   └── Resume.ts       # Resume URL
│   ├── hooks/              # Custom React hooks
│   ├── lib/                # Utility functions
│   └── types/              # TypeScript types
└── content-collections.ts  # Content schema
```

## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## 📄 License

This project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

## 💬 Support

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to:

- Open an [issue on GitHub](https://github.com/Abdullah-dev0/portfolio/issues)
- Reach out on [Twitter/X](https://x.com/Abdul_ah14)
- Contact via email: [email protected]

## 🙏 Acknowledgments

- Built with [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/)
- UI components from [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/)
- Icons from [Lucide](https://lucide.dev/)
- Smooth scrolling by [Lenis](https://lenis.studiofreight.com/)

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