Welcome to my personal website and digital playground!
This site is where I write about stuff, and share projects, code snippets, and thoughts on tech and life.

What is this?

• A personal blog and portfolio: Posts, project showcases, and a /now page.
• Built for speed and simplicity: No heavy frameworks, just static files and a sprinkle of JavaScript.
• A living experiment: I’m always adding new features, automations, and integrations.

Tech Stack

• Eleventy (11ty) — Static site generator for flexible content and templating.
• Tailwind CSS — Utility-first CSS for rapid, maintainable styling.
• Alpine.js — Minimal JavaScript for interactivity (dropdowns, dark mode, etc).
• Netlify — Hosting, serverless functions, and continuous deployment.
• Netlify CMS — For editing posts and pages via a friendly UI.
• PrismJS — Syntax highlighting for code blocks.
• Giscus — GitHub-powered comments.
• Upstash Redis — For fun features like upvotes.
• OpenAI/Ollama — For dynamic content like the "quote of the day".

Features

• ✍️ Markdown-based blogging with drafts, tags, and archives
• 🏷️ Code snippets and search
• 🖼️ Image optimization and responsive images
• 🌗 Dark mode toggle (remembers your preference)
• 💬 Comments via Giscus (GitHub Issues)
• 📈 Upvotes and dynamic counters (via Netlify Functions + Redis)
• 📊 Sampled Core Web Vitals through a privacy-limited first-party collector
• 🎵 Now playing integration with Spotify
• 📚 Reading shelf synced from Goodreads with manual physical-book/progress overrides and cover thumbnails
• 🎬 Film diary synced from dated Letterboxd entries with poster thumbnails
• ⚡ Fast, accessible, and mobile-friendly by default

Local Development

npm install
npm run start

• Visit http://localhost:8080 to view the site locally.
• Edit content in src/ (posts, pages, data, etc).
• After a production build, run npm run verify:ui to smoke-check generated metadata, responsive archive markup, social images, and easter-egg wiring.

Deploy

• Pushed to main branch → auto-deployed to Netlify.

Credits

• Built and maintained by Kartikey Chauhan
• Inspired by the TEA stack: Tailwind, Eleventy, Alpine.js

Feel free to fork, learn, or reach out if you have questions!