🚀 Mwaki Denis — Developer Portfolio✨😁

Welcome to the official repository of my developer portfolio!
A modern, sleek, and fully responsive personal website built using Vite + React + TypeScript, styled with Tailwind CSS and enhanced with shadcn/ui components.

This portfolio is more than just a webpage — it's a complete showcase of my journey, skills, projects, and professional story as a passionate software engineer.

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🔥 Features

• 🎨 Beautiful UI/UX with Dark/Light Mode Toggle <<<<<<< HEAD
• 📱 Fully responsive across all devices (320px - 2xl)
• 💬 Chat Section with several sections
• 🎬 Animated GIFs
• 📜 About Me & Career Journey Timeline
• 🧠 Technical Skills Overview with Progress Bars
• 🏆 Certifications Section (Improved grid layout)
• ✍️ Integrated Blog Highlights & Blog Section
• 💼 Project Portfolio with:
  • Live GitHub API integration
  • Rich Descriptions
  • Live Demo Links
  • GitHub Repository Links
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• 📱 Fully responsive across all devices
• A Chat Section With Several sections😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
• Gifs
• 📜 About Me & Career Journey Timeline
• 🧠 Technical Skills Overview with Progress Bars
• 🏆 Certifications Section
• ✍️ Integrated Blog Highlights & Blog Section
• 💼 Project Portfolio with:
  • Rich Descriptions
  • Live Demo Link
  • GitHub Repository Link
  • Stack Tags

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• 🎓 Education History Section
• 🧭 Career Timeline
• 💬 Testimonials Carousel
• ⭐ Interactive Rating/Feedback Section
• 📞 Contact Form with Validation
• 📍 Embedded Google Maps Location (optional)
• 📱 Floating WhatsApp Contact Icon
• 🧩 Modular, Reusable Components
• 🧪 SEO Meta Tags & Social Sharing Optimized
• 📂 Organized Codebase & Folder Structure
• 🌍 Social Media Integration
• 📎 Resume Download Link
• 📌 Sticky Navbar & Smooth Scrolling
• 🔗 External Link Previews (with rich cards)
• 🧠 Clean and maintainable TypeScript Codebase <<<<<<< HEAD =======
• Added Pricing Info

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Vite — lightning-fast dev server & build tool
• React + TypeScript — for robust component logic
• Tailwind CSS — utility-first styling
• shadcn/ui — elegant and accessible UI components

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📦 Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed.
We recommend installing them using nvm:

# Install nvm (if not installed)
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash

# Install latest LTS version of Node.js
nvm install --lts

# Verify installations
node -v
npm -v

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🚀 Getting Started

Follow these steps to run the project locally:

Step 1: Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mwakidenis/portfolio_website.git

Step 2: Navigate to the project folder

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cd mwakidenis-portfolio
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Step 3: Install dependencies

npm install

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Step 4: Create environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory:

VITE_GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here
VITE_GITHUB_USERNAME=your_github_username

Step 5: Run the development server

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Step 4: Run the development server

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npm run dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:5173

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🌐 Deployment to Vercel

Option 1: Deploy via Vercel CLI

# Install Vercel CLI
npm i -g vercel

# Login to Vercel
vercel login

# Deploy
vercel

Option 2: Deploy via GitHub

1. Push your code to a GitHub repository
2. Go to Vercel Dashboard
3. Click "Add New..." → "Project"
4. Import your GitHub repository
5. Configure the project:
   • Framework Preset: Vite
   • Build Command: npm run build
   • Output Directory: dist
6. Add environment variables in Vercel:
   • VITE_GITHUB_TOKEN (optional, for higher API rate limits)
   • VITE_GITHUB_USERNAME (your GitHub username)
7. Click "Deploy"

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required
VITE_GITHUB_TOKEN	GitHub Personal Access Token for API rate limits	No
VITE_GITHUB_USERNAME	Your GitHub username (default: mwakidenis)	No

To create a GitHub token:

1. Go to GitHub Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens
2. Generate new token (classic)
3. Select public_repo scope
4. Copy the token and add to Vercel environment variables

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📁 Project Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── sections/          # Page sections
│   ├── ui/               # shadcn/ui components
│   ├── chat/             # Chat functionality
│   └── *.tsx             # Reusable components
├── data/                 # Static data (projects, certificates)
├── hooks/                # Custom React hooks
│   └── useGithubProjects.ts
├── lib/                  # Utility functions
├── pages/                # Page components
├── types/                # TypeScript type definitions
└── App.tsx               # Main application

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🎨 Color System

• Primary Theme: Coal Black (#0B0B0F, #111114, #16161C)
• Accent Colors: Electric Blue, Neon Purple, Emerald, Amber, Crimson, Cyan, Pink, Lime
• Dynamic Tags: Tech stack badges auto-rotate through accent colors

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🌐 Live Demo

👉 Visit My Live Portfolio

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📬 Contact

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Have feedback or opportunities? Let’s talk!

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📧 Email:

💬 WhatsApp:

🌍 LinkedIn:

🐙 GitHub:

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📝 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

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💡 Inspiration

This portfolio was crafted to reflect my passion for software development, clean design, and user-focused experiences. Hope it inspires you too!

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Project Admin ⚡

I extend my heartfelt gratitude for any invaluable contribution to this project! Your efforts play a pivotal role in elevating the repo to greater heights.

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Last updated: 2026-07-14 23:37 UTC

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