PersonalWebsite (Django Portfolio)

This is an Admin-first portfolio website built with Django + PostgreSQL + Nginx + Gunicorn.

Run (Docker)

Create .env at repo root:

DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=xxxx
DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost
DJANGO_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=http://localhost

POSTGRES_DB=xxxx
POSTGRES_USER=xxxx
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=xxxx
POSTGRES_HOST=xxxx
POSTGRES_PORT=xxxx

Start:

docker compose up --build

Open:

• http://localhost/
• http://localhost/admin/

Create admin user:

docker compose exec web python manage.py createsuperuser

Content management

All content is managed in Django Admin:

• Site config (name, links, resume/CV, avatar)
• Projects + tags
• Highlights + KPIs (home page)

UI build

The UI is bundled with esbuild from backend/ui into:

• backend/core/static/core/dist/main.js

Deployment

The public entry point is nginx

docker compose up --build -d

HTTPS

Enable HTTPS using Let’s Encrypt (recommended: certbot --webroot). Add a deploy hook to reload nginx after renewals.