2024-10-02
I kicked off this project just aiming to make a simple page to promote my Patreon. I've been an IT guy for over 10 years, mostly dealing with backend stuff, but I never really got into frontend web development. Recently, I decided to pick up JavaScript for fun, playing around with Next.js, Shadcn, and Aceternity.
What started as a basic webpage soon morphed into something bigger. I thought it'd be cool to build a gallery app for myself. I have a growing collection of my own art and videos, as well as commissioned pieces, unfinished projects, and works in progress that I haven't posted anywhere else. So, I figured, why not create a space to manage and showcase all of it?
I dove in and coded everything myself. The whole thing is self-hosted—database, APIs, you name it. For the backend, especially the authentication part, I stuck with .NET Core C# since that's where I'm most comfortable and I wanted it to be secure. Venturing into frontend development was new territory, but it was a fun challenge.
I'm pretty stoked about how it turned out. Not only does the gallery let me organize and display all my content in one place, but it also gives others a peek at projects that usually stay behind the scenes. It's been a rewarding experience, and I'm excited to keep tinkering with it and see where it goes next.
2024-08-04
This date correspond the very first git push of the website, the original idea was simply to make an ad page for my patreon, but things evolved with time.