My Career Site

A simple, secure static website for showcasing Theron Blount's personal profile, portfolio, and research, served by a minimal Express server.

Overview

This repository contains:

• A static site under the site/ directory (HTML/CSS) with sections for Home, About, Portfolio, Research, and Contact.
• A tiny Node/Express server (server.js) that serves the site/ directory and applies a strict Content Security Policy (CSP).
• Cypress E2E test suite for automated testing.
• Gitea Actions CI/CD workflows for testing and deployment.

Default server address: http://localhost:8000

Features

• Lightweight static site (no client-side JS required).
• Express-based static file hosting.
• Content Security Policy set to default-src 'self' to prevent loading external resources by default.
• Cypress E2E testing with Chrome browser support.
• Automated CI/CD via Gitea Actions (E2E tests on push, deployment to AWS Lightsail).
• Code formatting with Prettier.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Start the server:

   npm start

3. Open your browser and navigate to:

   http://localhost:8000
   

The server will serve files from the site/ folder.

npm Scripts

Command	Description
npm start	Start the Express server
npm test	Run Cypress E2E tests (headless)
npm run test:e2e:headed	Run Cypress tests with browser UI
npm run test:open	Open Cypress interactive test runner
npm run format	Format code with Prettier
npm run format:check	Check code formatting
npm run deploy	Deploy to AWS Lightsail via rsync

Project Structure

my-career-site/
├── server.js              # Minimal Express server (default port 8000)
├── package.json           # Dependencies and scripts
├── cypress.config.js      # Cypress E2E test configuration
├── .gitea/
│   └── workflows/
│       ├── test.yml       # E2E test workflow (runs on push/PR to main)
│       └── deploy.yml     # AWS Lightsail deployment workflow
├── cypress/
│   ├── e2e/               # E2E test specs
│   └── support/           # Cypress support files
├── scripts/
│   ├── deploy-rsync.sh    # Rsync-based deployment script
│   ├── deploy-to-lightsail.sh
│   ├── deploy.sh
│   └── setup-nginx.sh     # Nginx configuration script
├── site/                  # Static website content
│   ├── index.html         # Home page
│   ├── styles.css         # Global styles (navigation, footer, social media)
│   ├── 404.html           # Custom 404 page
│   ├── about/
│   │   ├── index.html
│   │   └── about.css
│   ├── portfolio/
│   │   ├── index.html     # Portfolio grid
│   │   ├── portfolio.css
│   │   ├── spinjockey-network.html
│   │   ├── bookshare-architecture.html
│   │   ├── nfl-etl-architecture.html
│   │   └── development-server.html
│   ├── research/
│   │   ├── index.html     # Research article grid
│   │   ├── research.css
│   │   ├── computing_curricula_comparison.html
│   │   ├── fti_consulting_overview.html
│   │   ├── fti_internship_plan.html
│   │   └── sdet_interview_guide.html
│   ├── contact/
│   │   ├── index.html
│   │   └── contact.css
│   └── assets/
│       └── icons/         # SVG social media icons
├── resources/             # Architecture diagrams (SVG)
├── CLAUDE.md              # Claude Code project instructions
├── DEPLOYMENT.md          # Detailed deployment guide
└── .gitignore

Configuration

• Port: The server listens on port 8000 by default, configurable via the PORT environment variable:

  PORT=3000 node server.js

• Content Security Policy (CSP): The server applies default-src 'self'. To load external resources (fonts, images, scripts from CDNs), adjust the CSP header in server.js:

  res.set('Content-Security-Policy', "default-src 'self'; img-src 'self' https:; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https:; font-src 'self' https:; script-src 'self' https:");

Deployment

This application is configured for deployment to AWS Lightsail with automated CI/CD.

Deployment Methods:

1. Automated (Gitea Actions): Automatically deploys when pushing to main branch
2. Manual Script: Run npm run deploy
3. Manual SSH: SSH to server and run deployment commands

Production Environment:

• Platform: AWS Lightsail (Bitnami Nginx Stack)
• Process Manager: PM2
• Auto-restart: Enabled on crashes and reboots

For detailed deployment instructions, see DEPLOYMENT.md

License

Add a license if you intend to open-source the site. For example, MIT License.

Author

Theron Blount