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Launching Something Fast, Modern, and Built to Scale

It’s been a ride getting this site up, and I’m stoked to finally share what’s under the hood. This isn’t just a personal project—it’s a foundation for what’s next.

What’s Powering This Thing

The site is self-hosted on a managed Hetzner VPS, with Coolify making deployments and server management way less of a headache. Goodbye Vercel. After some trial and error (and locking things down hard), it’s solid and fast.

The real star, though, is PayloadCMS. This open-source headless CMS is a beast. It hooks straight into my monorepo and local API, giving me full control over content and structure. Honestly, it’s blown my mind with how developer-friendly and flexible it is.

And of course, the frontend is built with Next.js 15 and React 19. React 19 stable dropped barely a week ago, so I’m diving headfirst into its latest features. Big shout out to the Discord community—they were a lifeline when I had no fucking idea about what Next/React decided with cache.

What’s Next

This setup isn’t just about me—it’s a base for client work and bigger, bolder projects. Whether it’s building insanely fast websites, crafting killer user experiences, or

Have you tried turning it off and on again?