Troels Site

Personal website for Troels Holger Vaaben.

This repository contains a small Next.js site for:

• a landing page / profile
• publications
• writing posts
• links and resources
• a CV page

Stack

• Next.js 14
• React 18
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

Project structure

• app/ — route pages and app shell
• components/ — reusable UI components
• data/ — editable site content such as profile, publications, and writing entries
• public/ — static assets such as images and icons

Content updates

Most site content is driven by files in data/:

• data/profile.json — name, tagline, links, about text
• data/publications.json — publication list
• data/writing.json — writing / post cards
• data/inspirations.json — curated inspirations/resources

For simple content changes, edit the JSON files first before changing page code.

Local development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Then open:

http://localhost:3000

Build

Create a production build:

npm run build

The static export is written to out/.

Deployment

This repo already includes a GitHub Pages workflow in .github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml.

• Push to main
• GitHub Actions builds the static site
• The workflow deploys the out/ directory to GitHub Pages

Custom domain

The workflow supports an optional repository variable:

• PAGES_CUSTOM_DOMAIN

If this variable is set, the build will:

• remove the project-page base path
• set the site URL to the custom domain
• generate a CNAME file during the Pages build

If the variable is not set, the site builds as a normal project Pages site under:

https://<username>.github.io/<repository-name>/

Notes

• The repository currently contains some old .next* build directories from earlier local runs.
• The README now documents the actual website project, not the older unrelated workflow that had previously been copied into this repository.