Daniel Smullen Personal Site

This repository contains the static source for www.daniel-smullen.com.

The site is intentionally simple: hand-maintained HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, and static resources deployed with GitHub Pages. There is no application server or client-side framework.

Repository Layout

• index.html - primary site content and tab panels.
• 404.html - custom not-found page.
• css/ - site styling.
• js/start.js - tab navigation, sorting, and small accessibility helpers.
• img/ - profile, logo, organization, and project images.
• resources/ - downloadable PDFs, slide decks, posters, and other static files.
• cv/ - LaTeX source and BibTeX data used to generate the public CV PDF.
• CNAME - custom domain configuration for www.daniel-smullen.com.
• .github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml - GitHub Actions workflow that deploys the static site to GitHub Pages.

Local Preview

Any static HTTP server can preview the site. From the repository root:

python -m http.server 8000 --bind 127.0.0.1

Then open:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Opening index.html directly may work for basic viewing, but using a local HTTP server better matches GitHub Pages behavior.

Deployment

The public site deploys automatically from master using GitHub Actions.

On every push to master, .github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml:

1. Checks out the repository.
2. Configures GitHub Pages.
3. Copies the static site files into _site.
4. Uploads the Pages artifact.
5. Deploys the artifact to GitHub Pages.

The deployment target is:

https://www.daniel-smullen.com/

The CNAME file must remain set to:

www.daniel-smullen.com

Updating Content

Most website content updates happen in index.html. Keep related assets in img/ or resources/ and use relative links so the site works both locally and on GitHub Pages.

After changes, run:

node --check js/start.js
git diff --check

For link-heavy edits, also verify that internal hash links still target existing IDs.

CV

The current downloadable CV is checked in as:

resources/Daniel_Smullen_CV.pdf

The source used to generate that PDF is checked in under cv/:

• cv/main.tex - primary ModernCV source.
• cv/publications.bib - BibTeX entries for the refereed publications list.
• cv/README.md - build notes for regenerating the PDF.

When updating the CV, rebuild the PDF from cv/main.tex and copy the generated output back to resources/Daniel_Smullen_CV.pdf so the public download URL remains unchanged.