Rust Nigeria website

Ensure you have Rust installed, if you don't, follow these steps

Setup

using just

Install cargo-leptos by running: cargo install cargo-leptos

Install just by running: cargo install just

git clone git@github.com:Rust-Nigeria/website.git

cd WEBSITE

RUN just setup to build the site

Run just start to start/run the site localy

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using docker

Install docker checkout

git clone git@github.com:Rust-Nigeria/website.git

cd WEBSITE

RUN docker build -t rust-nigeria-website . to build

RUN docker run -p 3000:8080 rust-nigeria-website to start/run the site localy

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By default, you can access your local project at http://localhost:3000

Styling is done in tailwindcss and sass

vscode configurations are added in to allow tailwind classes auto-completion

Figma Design

Animation reference

WhatsApp.Video.2024-09-18.at.11.32.46.mp4

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Contributing Articles, Events, and Projects

If you want to contribute content to the Rust Nigeria website, please follow these guidelines for articles, events, and projects.

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Articles

When submitting an article, use the following JSON format:

{
  "banner": "/assets/images/article-banners/default.png",
  "name": "Rust: Rewriting Experiences",
  "description": "Before I begin, let me get one thing out of the way. Rust isn't a programming language, it is an experience... based on Eze's journey with Rust.",
  "article_link": "https://dev.to/rustnigeria/rust-rewriting-experiences-2e74",
  "date": "2022-01-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Bolu",
      "image": "/assets/images/members/bolu.png"
    }
  ],
  "tags": ["developer_story"]
}

Notes:

• banner is the path to your article image assets/images/article-banners.
• name is the article title.
• description is a short summary of the article.
• article_link is the external URL of the article.
• date should be in ISO 8601 format.
• authors is an array of contributors with their names and images assets/images/members.
• tags is an array of tags that best describe your article. Check for a tag that best fits your article or add a new one here.

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Events

When submitting an event, use the following JSON format:

{
  "banner": "/assets/images/event-banners/rust-training-akwa-ibom.jpeg",
  "name": "1-week intensive Rust Developers Training",
  "description": "'The Rust developer’s on campus' Bootcamp kicks off on Monday at AKS University from the 21st of July - 21st of August 2025",
  "event_link": "https://x.com/promise_reckon/status/1946624594242060333",
  "date": "2025-07-21T16:00:00.000Z",
  "speakers": [
    {
      "name": "promise paul",
      "image": "assets/images/speakers/bolu.png",
      "portfolio": "url link"
    }
  ],
  "tags": ["workshop"]
}

Notes:

• banner is the path to the event image assets/images/event-banners.
• name is the event title.
• description is a short summary of the event.
• event_link is a URL to the event page or announcement.
• date should be in ISO 8601 format 2025-07-21T16:00:00.000Z.
• speakers is an array of speaker objects (if any) name, speaker image assets/images/speakers portfolio can be empty if non.
• tags is an array of tags that best describe your event. Check for a tag that best fits your event or add a new one here.

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Projects

When submitting a project, use the following JSON format:

[
  {
    "repo_url": "https://github.com/zerocore-ai/microsandbox",
    "banner": "https://opengraph.githubassets.com/1/zerocore-ai/microsandbox",
    "tags": ["ai"]
  }
]

Notes:

• repo_url is the GitHub repository link.
• banner is an image representing the project (e.g., Open Graph image or any image url).
• tags is an array of tags that best describe your project. Check for a tag that best fits your project or add a new one here.

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How to Submit

1. Fork the repository and create a branch for your contribution.
2. Add your content JSON in the correct file (e.g., data/articles.json, data/events.json, data/projects.json).
3. Commit your changes with a descriptive message.
4. Push your branch and open a pull request against dev.

Your contribution will be reviewed and merged once it follows the format and standards.

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For other forms of contribution checkout CONTRIBUTING.md

This ensures all contributions are structured consistently and can be displayed properly on the website.

Production: https://www.rustnigeria.org

Staging: https://nigeria-website.fly.dev