🚀 Herman Primo Portfolio

👨‍💻 About The Project

Professional portfolio developed to showcase my experience as a Backend Developer, technical skills, projects, technical articles, and software engineering knowledge.

The platform was designed using a modern decoupled architecture, combining a Next.js frontend with a Django REST API backend, deployed on a Linux VPS environment.

Live Website

🌐 https://hermanprimo.dev

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✨ Features

Portfolio

• Professional presentation
• Technical skills showcase
• Services section
• Contact information

Projects

• Dynamic project catalog
• Detailed project pages
• Technologies used
• Responsive design

Technical Blog

• Technical articles
• Backend and software engineering topics
• SEO-friendly pages
• Content managed through Django Admin

Administration

• Project management
• Blog management
• Categories management
• Media management

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js
• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

Backend

• Python
• Django
• Django REST Framework

Database

• MariaDB

Infrastructure

• Ubuntu Server
• Nginx
• Gunicorn
• Git
• VPS Hosting

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🏗️ Architecture

User
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Nginx
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Next.js Frontend
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Django REST API
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MariaDB

The frontend and backend are completely separated, allowing independent deployment, easier maintenance, and better scalability.

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📸 Screenshots

Home Page

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Mobile Experience

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Skills Section

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Services Section

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Projects

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Project Detail

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Blog

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Blog Detail

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Contact

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Django Admin Dashboard

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Project Administration

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Blog Administration

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🚀 Deployment

The application is deployed in a production Linux environment using:

• Ubuntu Server
• Nginx
• Gunicorn
• Python Virtual Environment
• MariaDB

Deployment follows a traditional VPS architecture focused on performance, reliability, and maintainability.

More details are available in:

• docs/deployment.md
• docs/architecture.md
• docs/technologies.md

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📚 What I Learned

During the development of this project I worked with:

• Full Stack Architecture
• REST API Design
• Content Management Systems
• Server Administration
• Linux Environments
• Reverse Proxy Configuration
• Database Modeling
• Responsive Web Design
• SEO Optimization
• Production Deployments

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🔒 Security

For security reasons, this repository does not contain:

• Source code
• Environment variables
• Database dumps
• API keys
• Server credentials
• Production secrets

This repository serves as a public showcase and documentation of the project.

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📈 Future Improvements

• Advanced analytics dashboard
• Search functionality
• Newsletter integration
• Multi-language support
• Enhanced SEO features
• CI/CD pipeline automation

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👤 Author

Herman Primo

Backend Developer focused on building secure APIs, scalable backend systems, databases, and cloud-based solutions.

🔗 Portfolio: https://hermanprimo.dev

🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hermanprimo

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/HermanPrimo

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“El backend no se ve, pero sin él, nada funciona.”