CV Website

A modern, responsive CV website built with Hugo, a fast and flexible static site generator.

🎯 Overview

This is a personal CV/portfolio website for Tajinder Singh, designed to showcase professional experience, skills, and accomplishments. The site is hosted on Netlify and deployed automatically from this repository.

Demo

• tajinder.cv

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Static Site Generator: Hugo v0.157.0
• Hosting: Netlify
• Theme: Custom taji-cv theme
• Language: English (en-us)

📁 Project Structure

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├── hugo.toml          # Hugo configuration
├── netlify.toml       # Netlify deployment configuration
├── themes/            # Hugo themes directory
│   └── taji-cv/       # Custom CV theme
├── content/           # Page content (disabled via disableKinds)
├── data/              # Data files for the CV
├── static/            # Static assets (CSS, images, etc.)
├── resources/         # Hugo resource cache
├── public/            # Build output (generated)
└── .gitignore         # Git ignore rules

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Hugo v0.157.0 or later
• Git

Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd website

2. Start the Hugo development server:

   hugo server

3. Open your browser to http://localhost:1313

The site will automatically reload when you make changes to content or templates.

🎨 Customization

Color Scheme

The website uses a customizable color palette defined in hugo.toml:

• Primary Color: #1e3a5f (dark blue)
• Secondary Color: #4a90d9 (medium blue)
• Page Background: #d6e4f0 (light blue)
• Right Column Background: #e8f1f8 (lighter blue)

Modify these values in the [params] section of hugo.toml to change the site's appearance.

Configuration

Key settings in hugo.toml:

• baseURL - The base URL of your site
• title - Site title
• swapColumns - Toggle between two-column layouts
• footerNote - Footer copyright text

🔧 Build & Deployment

Local Build

Generate the static site:

hugo --minify

Output is generated in the public/ directory.

Automatic Deployment

The site is configured to automatically deploy to Netlify on every push to the main branch. Netlify will:

1. Install Hugo v0.157.0
2. Run hugo --minify
3. Publish the public/ directory

Netlify Redirects:

• Requests to https://tajinder.cv/* are redirected to https://www.tajinder.cv/:splat (301 permanent redirect)

📝 Content Management

Content is managed through:

• Data files: Store CV data in data/ directory
• Static files: Store images and assets in static/ directory
• Theme templates: Customize HTML in themes/taji-cv/

Standard Hugo page/section/taxonomy generation is disabled (disableKinds), allowing for a completely custom layout.

🔒 Features

• ✅ SEO optimized with meta tags
• ✅ Emoji support enabled
• ✅ Robots.txt auto-generation
• ✅ Responsive design
• ✅ Dark/light color scheme support

📦 Dependencies

• Hugo v0.157.0 (managed by Netlify)
• No external package dependencies

📄 License

See LICENSE file for details.

👤 Author

Tajinder Singh - tajinder.cv