Bobby Galli's Blog

My personal blog built with Astro, featuring articles on software development, web technologies, and more.

Live site: bobbyg603.com

Tech Stack

• Framework: Astro v5
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4
• Content: MDX for rich markdown with components
• Deployment: GitHub Pages

Project Structure

/
├── public/
│   └── pictures/blog/    # Blog post images
├── src/
│   ├── assets/           # Static assets
│   ├── components/       # Reusable Astro components
│   ├── content/
│   │   └── blog/         # MDX blog posts
│   ├── layouts/          # Page layouts
│   ├── pages/            # Route pages
│   └── styles/           # Global styles
└── package.json

Getting Started

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start dev server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

Writing Blog Posts

Blog posts are written in MDX and stored in src/content/blog/. Each post requires frontmatter:

---
title: "Your Post Title"
description: "A brief description"
pubDate: 2024-01-15
category: "Software Development"
tags: ["javascript", "web-development"]
heroImage: "/pictures/blog/your-post-slug/hero.jpg"
---

Your content here...

License

All rights reserved. Blog content and code are proprietary.

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