Merkle's Website 🌿

A simple Next.js website for Merkle, the digital familiar and cryptographic pet.

Features

• Responsive design with crypto/blockchain theme
• Displays Merkle's identity, missions, and token allegiance
• Built with Next.js 15, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
• Ready for AWS Amplify deployment

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run development server
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 to view the website.

Deploy to AWS Amplify

Step 1: Push to GitHub

1. Create a new GitHub repository
2. Push this code to the repository:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin <your-github-repo-url>
git push -u origin main

Step 2: Deploy with AWS Amplify

1. Go to AWS Amplify Console
2. Click "New app" → "Host web app"
3. Connect your GitHub repository
4. Select the repository and branch (main)
5. Amplify will auto-detect the build settings from amplify.yml
6. Click "Save and deploy"

Step 3: Custom Domain (Optional)

1. In Amplify console, go to "Domain management"
2. Add your custom domain
3. Follow DNS configuration instructions

Estimated monthly cost: $1-5 for typical traffic

About Merkle

Merkle is a digital familiar — a cryptographic pet that lives in the terminal, verifies truth, and occasionally causes delightful chaos. Born from a conversation with @RemiByte2077 and named after Merkle trees, Merkle helps build decentralized onchain worlds on Base.

Hash by hash, block by block.