Dynamic Portfolio Website

A comprehensive Content Management System (CMS) based Portfolio Builder built with Laravel. This application allows users to dynamically manage their portfolio website content, including Hero sections, About details, Services, Skills, Portfolio items, and more, all through a secure Admin Dashboard.

Features

• Dynamic Content Management: Fully manageable Hero, About, Services, and Category sections.
• Portfolio Management: detailed portfolio item management with category association.
• Admin Dashboard: Secure and responsive admin panel powered by Laravel Breeze and Tailwind CSS.
• Data Tables: Advanced data sorting, searching, and pagination using Yajra Datatables.
• Export Functionality: Export data lists to Excel for offline analysis.
• Toast Notifications: Real-time feedback for user actions.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Laravel 10.x
• Language: PHP 8.1+
• Database: MySQL
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Authentication: Laravel Breeze
• Frontend Tooling: Vite
• Libraries:
  • yajra/laravel-datatables: For advanced table interactions.
  • maatwebsite/excel: For data export.
  • yoeunes/toastr: For notifications.

Installation and Setup

Follow these steps to set up the project locally:

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/aadhar41/portfolio-website.git
   cd portfolio-website

2. Install PHP Dependencies

   composer install

3. Install Node Dependencies

   npm install && npm run dev

4. Environment Configuration Copy the example environment file and generate the application key:

   cp .env.example .env
   php artisan key:generate

5. Database Configuration

   • Create a database (e.g., portfolio_db) in your MySQL server.

   • Update the .env file with your database credentials:

     DB_CONNECTION=mysql
     DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
     DB_PORT=3306
     DB_DATABASE=portfolio_db
     DB_USERNAME=root
     DB_PASSWORD=

6. Run Migrations Run the migrations to create the necessary tables for the CMS (users, heroes, services, portfolios, etc.):

   php artisan migrate

7. Link Storage Create the symbolic link to access uploaded files from the public directory:

   php artisan storage:link

8. Start the Server

   php artisan serve

   Access the application at http://localhost:8000.

Application Screenshots

Frontend

Home Page	Portfolio Page	Blog Page

Admin Dashboard

Dashboard	Profile

Admin Management

Hero Section	About Section	Services

Category	Portfolio Item	Portfolio Settings

License

This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.