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Personal Portfolio CMS

This website: a Next.js portfolio with a completely custom-built CMS and a secure Express.js + PostgreSQL REST API.

A monorepo with three apps: the public portfolio, a custom CMS for managing every piece of content, and a REST API with role-based access control.

The challenge

I wanted full control over content, SEO and security without depending on a third-party CMS.

The solution

I designed a normalized PostgreSQL schema with Prisma, a TypeScript Express API with JWT sessions in HTTP-only cookies, CSRF protection, audit logs and S3 media storage, and a CMS with a TipTap editor, media library, drag-and-drop ordering and live previews.

Key features

Custom CMS with rich-text editor and media library
Draft, scheduled and published content with previews
Role-based access control (Admin / Editor)
CMS-driven SEO, Open Graph and Twitter metadata
Light, dark and system themes

Results

All content editable without code changes
Fast, SEO-friendly public pages