How I Built a Free, Animated School Website with Three.js, Firebase, and a Live Admin Panel

Raju Mahato — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:26:42 +0000

A few weeks ago I built and deployed a full website for Shree Jagdamba Adharbhut Vidyalaya — the primary school in Jetharahiya, my own home village in Rautahat, Nepal. I designed, coded, and deployed every part of it myself, and delivered it completely free of charge.
I wanted to write up the technical side of it, because a few of the decisions might be useful to other solo developers building for clients with zero budget and patchy mobile connections — which, realistically, describes most schools and small institutions in rural Nepal.
Live site: jagdamba-school-five.vercel.app
The constraints that shaped everything
Before any code, three real-world constraints decided most of the architecture:
∙ Zero budget. No paid APIs, no paid hosting tiers, no Firebase Storage (which now requires the Blaze plan even for free-tier usage).
∙ Non-technical staff need to update content. Notices, staff info, and gallery photos change regularly, and there’s no developer on-site to do it.
∙ Slow mobile connections. Most visitors will be on mobile data in a rural area, often on older phones.
Every technical choice below traces back to one of these three things.
Solving “the admin panel only works on one device” problem
On an earlier project (a cooperative society site), I’d used localStorage for the admin panel. It worked, but edits made on a phone never showed up on the laptop, and vice versa — a real, recurring pain point.
This time I used Firebase Firestore (Spark/free plan) instead. The admin panel writes directly to Firestore, and the public site reads from it on load:

I Built Nepal's First Two AI Apps — EduPath AI & Thagi Satark

Raju Mahato — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:40:03 +0000

# I Built Nepal's First Two AI Apps — EduPath AI & Thagi Satark

Hi Dev.to community! 👋

I am Raju Mahato, Nepal's Best and Top Individual App Developer from Kyoto, Japan. I built two AI-powered apps for Nepal entirely alone — no team, no agency.

📱 EduPath AI — Nepal's First AI Study Abroad App

Live: https://edupath-ai.vercel.app

Thousands of Nepali students dream of studying abroad but lack proper guidance. Most consultancies charge high fees. EduPath AI solves this for FREE.

Features:

Study Abroad Guide for 50+ countries with verified embassy URLs
AI Counselor powered by Gemini 2.0 Flash
Government Job Preparation — 20 real Nepal govt jobs
IELTS, JLPT N3/N4/N5, PTE, TOEFL, TOPIK preparation
Universities Directory for 50+ countries
100% Free, Offline, Nepali

Tech Stack:

Flutter + Dart
Firebase
Gemini AI
Provider State Management
Available on Android APK + Web + Windows Desktop

🛡️ Thagi Satark — Nepal's First AI Fraud Awareness App

Live: https://thagi-satark.vercel.app

Thousands of Nepali people lose money to fraud every year. Thagi Satark protects them for FREE.

Features:

AI Fraud Checker — 100% Offline
30+ Nepal Fraud Types
77 District Coverage
Legal Guide with real Nepal laws
30+ Helpline Numbers
Fraud Reporting System
Real-time Alerts

Tech Stack:

Flutter + Dart
Offline AI Engine
Provider State Management
NotoSansDevanagari Font
Dark Theme
Available on Android APK + Web

👨‍💻 About Me

I am Raju Mahato — Nepal's Best and Top Individual App Developer.

I also built:

madhavnepal.online — Former PM Madhav Kumar Nepal Official Website
bharatshah.online — Former Minister Bharat Prasad Shah Official Website
Himalayan Public School — Full school website with React + Firebase
3+ Personal Portfolio Websites

Currently studying IT at Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG), Japan.
From Yamunamai-1, Rautahat, Madhesh Province, Nepal.

🌐 Portfolio: https://rajumahato.it.com
📱 EduPath AI: https://edupath-ai.vercel.app
🛡️ Thagi Satark: https://thagi-satark.vercel.app

🏆 Key Achievements

32 Quiz Competitions — First Place & Team Captain in ALL
Jyacess Tasty Tasty Quiz Champion — Biratnagar
Chess Champion 4 Consecutive Years
300+ Martyr Families Supported

Built with Flutter, Firebase, Gemini AI — No team, No agency, Just code and dedication.

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How I Built a Free, Animated School Website with Three.js, Firebase, and a Live Admin Panel

I Built Nepal's First Two AI Apps — EduPath AI & Thagi Satark

📱 EduPath AI — Nepal's First AI Study Abroad App

Features:

Tech Stack:

🛡️ Thagi Satark — Nepal's First AI Fraud Awareness App

Features:

Tech Stack:

👨‍💻 About Me

🏆 Key Achievements