gus.today

Personal website and blog of Gustavo Siqueira, Software Engineer from Brazil.

Live Site: https://gus.today

About

This is my personal website built with Jekyll and the Chulapa theme. It features:

• Career Timeline: Interactive timeline showcasing my professional journey with scroll-triggered animations
• Blog: Technical articles, tutorials, and insights about software engineering
• Picture of the Day: Daily rotating hero image on homepage with date and location overlay

Tech Stack

• Jekyll - Static site generator
• Chulapa - Beautiful Jekyll theme with Sunset skin
• GitHub Pages - Hosting
• GSAP & ScrollTrigger - Scroll animations
• Bootstrap 4.5 - Responsive framework

Documentation

Comprehensive documentation is available in the following files:

• SETUP.md - Complete setup guide with configuration details
• TIMELINE.md - Timeline feature implementation guide
• BLOG.md - Blog content creation guide
• PICTURE_OF_THE_DAY.md - Picture of the Day setup and configuration
• DEVELOPMENT.md - Development workflow and commands

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Ruby 2.7 or higher
• Bundler
• Jekyll

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Ghostavio/gus-today.git
cd gus-today

# Install dependencies
bundle install

# Run local server
bundle exec jekyll serve

# View at http://localhost:4000

Project Structure

gus-today/
├── _config.yml           # Main configuration
├── _timeline/            # Timeline collection
├── _posts/               # Blog posts
├── _pages/               # Static pages
├── _layouts/             # Custom layouts
├── assets/
│   ├── css/             # Custom styles
│   ├── js/              # Custom JavaScript
│   ├── images/          # Images
│   └── lottie/          # Animation files
├── blog/                # Blog index
├── index.md             # Homepage
└── CNAME                # Custom domain

Creating Content

New Blog Post

Create a file in _posts/ with format YYYY-MM-DD-title.md:

---
layout: post
title: "Your Post Title"
categories: [Category]
tags: [tag1, tag2]
---
Your content here...

See BLOG.md for detailed instructions.

New Timeline Entry

Create a file in _timeline/ with format YYYY-project-name.md:

---
layout: timeline-item
title: "Project Name"
company: "Company Name"
year: "2024"
technologies: ["Tech1", "Tech2"]
website: "https://example.com"
thumbnail: "/assets/images/timeline/project.jpg"
order: 1
---
Project description...

See TIMELINE.md for detailed instructions.

Deployment

The site automatically deploys to GitHub Pages when you push to the main branch via GitHub Actions.

Custom Domain Setup

1. Add your domain to the CNAME file
2. Configure DNS records (see SETUP.md for details)
3. Enable HTTPS in repository settings

Resources

• Chulapa Documentation: https://dieghernan.github.io/chulapa/docs
• Jekyll Documentation: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/
• Theme Skins: https://dieghernan.github.io/chulapa/skins

License

This project uses the Chulapa theme which is MIT licensed.

Personal content © 2024 Gustavo Siqueira. All rights reserved.

Connect

• GitHub: @Ghostavio
• LinkedIn: codenamegus
• Instagram: @Ghostavio
• Email: gustavo.anacleto@gmail.com

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