Personal Website

This site is built with Next.js and exported as a static site for GitHub Pages.

Local development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the dev server:

npm run dev

Build the static export:

npm run build

Preview the exported site locally:

npm run start

Deployment

Deployment is handled by GitHub Actions using:

• .github/workflows/deploy.yml

GitHub Pages should be configured to use GitHub Actions as the deployment source.

Updating Google Scholar

The Google Scholar link is stored in:

• src/siteData.js

Update:

links: {
  googleScholar: "https://scholar.google.com/..."
}

If you want the Google Scholar item to appear in the sidebar again, uncomment the corresponding line in:

• src/components/Sidebar.jsx

Look for the commented Google Scholar sidebar item and remove the comment.

Custom domain

If you want to use a custom domain instead of https://vmittal27.github.io/:

1. Add a CNAME file to public/ containing your domain only.

Example:

www.example.com

2. Update the site URL in:

• src/app/layout.js

Change:

const siteUrl = "https://vmittal27.github.io";

to your custom domain URL.

1. Update:

• public/robots.txt
• public/sitemap.xml

Replace https://vmittal27.github.io with your custom domain.

1. In GitHub repository settings:

• Go to Settings -> Pages
• Enter the custom domain
• Enable HTTPS once GitHub makes it available

5. Update your DNS records to point the domain to GitHub Pages.

Notes

• Public assets live in public/
• Page routes live in src/app/
• Shared UI components live in src/components/
• Site content lives in src/siteData.js
• Need to update publication links once it's published