maker-nathan.dev

Personal portfolio and blog for Nathan Parker — built with Next.js and deployed on Vercel.

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

Commands

npm run dev      # local dev server with Turbopack
npm run build    # production build
npm run start    # serve production build
npm run lint     # ESLint

Structure

• app/ — Next.js App Router pages and layouts
• components/ — React components (Header, Footer, Markdown, etc.)
• content/ — Markdown content (portfolio, blog, pages)
• lib/ — Site config, content loader, metadata helpers
• public/ — Static assets
• notes/ — Planning notes (not deployed)

Content

• Portfolio projects: content/portfolio/*.md
• Blog posts: content/blog/*.md
• Static pages: content/pages/*.md
• Site config and nav: lib/site-config.ts

Deployment

Deployed on Vercel. Custom domain: maker-nathan.dev.

First-time Vercel setup

1. Push this repo to GitHub
2. Import the repo at vercel.com/new
3. Vercel auto-detects Next.js — no build config needed
4. Add custom domain maker-nathan.dev in Vercel project settings
5. Update DNS: point maker-nathan.dev to Vercel (A record 76.76.21.21 or CNAME cname.vercel-dns.com)
6. Disable GitHub Pages for this repo once Vercel is live

Permalink redirects

Legacy Jekyll blog URLs (/architecture/YYYY/MM/DD/slug/) redirect to /blog/slug/ via next.config.ts.