Yo! After a bit of late-night coding, trial-and-error with DNS, and some caffeine-fueled commits, my personal portfolio is finally live: necookie.dev
. Thought I’d share the process for anyone thinking about hosting their own projects.
Why I Built This
I wanted a clean, fast place to show my work, side projects, and experiments — basically a space where my code meets a little personality.
Stack: React + TypeScript
Hosting: Vercel (automatic builds & deploys straight from GitHub)
Domain: necookie.dev
It’s simple: push to main, and Vercel does the rest. SSL? Auto. Preview URL for branches? Auto. Life is good.
What I Learned
DNS can be confusing at first — A records, CNAMEs, TTL… a bit of a headache until it clicks.
Vercel is the plug — super easy for deploying React apps, handles SSL, and global CDN out of the box.
Keep your repo clean — every commit matters because Vercel builds straight from GitHub.
Plan for the future — I left room for subdomains like blog.necookie.dev for projects or writing.
Next Moves
Add more projects and blog content
Optimize performance (lazy loading, code splitting)
Track visitors with some analytics
💡 TL;DR: necookie.dev is live, React + TS, Vercel-hosted, automatic deploys from GitHub, and ready for my projects & experiments.
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