DEV Community: Nobella Nyarari The latest articles on DEV Community by Nobella Nyarari (@nobella_nyarari). https://dev.to/nobella_nyarari https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3732780%2F0fad40e3-4607-4764-a3c1-4eaeb3c90385.png DEV Community: Nobella Nyarari https://dev.to/nobella_nyarari en New Year New Me Portfolio Nobella Nyarari Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:57:44 +0000 https://dev.to/nobella_nyarari/new-year-new-me-portfolio-4h8f https://dev.to/nobella_nyarari/new-year-new-me-portfolio-4h8f <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/new-year-new-you-google-ai-2025-12-31">New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Presented by Google AI</a></em></p> <h2> About Me </h2> <p>Hi, I'm Nobella Nyarari Ejiofor! I am a Senior Platform Engineer based in Nairobi.</p> <p>With this portfolio, I wanted to showcase my skills in Cloud , NodeJS and ReactJS. My goal for 2026 is to expand my network and build amazing niche systems leveraging AI in functionality.</p> <h2> Portfolio </h2> <p>Here is my live portfolio, deployed on Google Cloud Run:</p> <div class="ltag__cloud-run"> <iframe height="600px" src="https://my-portfolio-534521249441.us-central1.run.app"> </iframe> </div> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <p>I containerized my application using Docker and deployed it to <strong>Google Cloud Run</strong>.</p> <p><strong>The Tech Stack:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Frontend/Framework:</strong> [e.g., React / Tailwind CSS / HTML &amp; CSS]</li> <li> <strong>Hosting:</strong> Google Cloud Run</li> <li> <strong>Registry:</strong> Google Artifact Registry</li> <li> <strong>Google AI:</strong> </li> </ul> <p><strong>The Deployment Process:</strong><br> I used the Google Cloud CLI to build and deploy the app directly from my terminal.</p> <ol> <li> Created a repository in Artifact Registry.</li> <li> Built the container image using Cloud Build.</li> <li> Deployed to Cloud Run with the challenge label: <code>dev-tutorial=devnewyear2026</code>.</li> </ol> <h2> What I'm Most Proud Of </h2> <p>I am most proud of:</p> <ul> <li> Setting up the complete CI/CD pipeline from the command line.</li> <li> Getting the Docker container to run smoothly in the cloud.</li> </ul> devchallenge googleaichallenge portfolio gemini