dj-elliott.com

Personal site and portfolio of Dan Corva — a software engineer writing about Active Inference, variational free energy and the predictive brain from an engineering point of view. Visit the live site at dj-elliott.com.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• VS Code
• Docker
• Dev Containers extension

Installation

Using DevContainer (Recommended)

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/DanBoringName/dj-website.git

2. Open in VS Code:

code dj-website

3. When prompted "Reopen in Container" click yes, or:

   • Press F1
   • Type "Reopen in Container"
   • Select "Dev Containers: Reopen in Container"

4. Install dependencies (inside DevContainer):

npm install

5. Start the development server:

npm run dev

Manual Installation

If you prefer not to use DevContainer:

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• npm

Then follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/DanBoringName/dj-website.git
cd dj-website
npm install
npm run dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:8080

🛠️ Development

• npm run dev - Start development server
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm run preview - Preview production build locally

📦 Deployment

Deploy to production server:

./scripts/deploy.sh

🔧 Tech Stack

• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Three.js
• Vite
• Docker

👤 Contact

Dan Elliott — dj-elliott.com