Danilo Aleixo - Personal Portfolio

A modern, responsive personal portfolio website built with Node.js, Express, and modern web technologies.

🚀 Features

• Responsive Design: Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• Modern Tech Stack: Built with Node.js 18+, Express 4, and modern build tools
• Email Integration: Contact form with SendGrid email service
• Performance Optimized: Minified CSS/JS, optimized assets
• SEO Friendly: Proper meta tags and structured data

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.0.0 or higher
• npm or yarn package manager

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/daniloaleixo/daniloaleixo.github.io.git
   cd daniloaleixo.github.io

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables (optional, for email functionality)

   export SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_sendgrid_api_key_here

🏃‍♂️ Running the Application

Development Mode

npm run dev

This starts the server with nodemon for automatic reloading on file changes.

Production Mode

npm start

Build Assets

npm run build

This compiles and minifies CSS and JavaScript files.

Watch Mode (for development)

npm run watch

This watches for changes in SCSS and JS files and automatically rebuilds them.

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite to verify everything is working:

npm test

📁 Project Structure

daniloaleixo.github.io/
├── public/                 # Static assets
│   ├── assets/            # Images, icons, PDFs
│   ├── css/               # Compiled CSS
│   ├── js/                # JavaScript files
│   └── libs/              # Third-party libraries
├── scss/                  # SCSS source files
├── index.html             # Main HTML file
├── index.js               # Express server
├── gulpfile.js            # Build configuration
└── package.json           # Dependencies and scripts

🔧 Configuration

Port Configuration

The server runs on port 5000 by default. You can change this by setting the PORT environment variable:

export PORT=3000
npm start

Email Configuration

To enable the contact form email functionality, set your SendGrid API key:

export SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

🚀 Deployment

Heroku

This project is configured for Heroku deployment. Simply push to your Heroku repository:

git push heroku main

Other Platforms

The project can be deployed to any Node.js hosting platform (Vercel, Netlify, Railway, etc.).

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👨‍💻 Author

Danilo Aleixo

• GitHub: @daniloaleixo
• LinkedIn: danilo-aleixo
• Medium: @daniloaleixo94

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.