Nguyen Nguyen's Portfolio

The source code for my personal portfolio website, live at 2nguyen.info.

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Last Updated: April 23, 2025

🌟 About This Project

This repository contains the code for my personal portfolio website. It was created primarily to demonstrate my past projects and provide a central place for recruiters, collaborators, and anyone interested to view my work and learn more about my skills.

🏗️ Project Structure

The project's frontend code (main portfolio site logic) is contained within this repository (likely in the root or a /frontend directory). This includes UI components, project showcases, and general site navigation.

The only feature requiring separate backend interaction is the chatbot.

Important Note on Backend: The /backend folder included in this repository is not fully configured for standalone deployment and may be incomplete. For cost-saving purposes, the live version of the chatbot running on 2nguyen.info uses a separate, combined backend service (hosted elsewhere and not included here) that merges logic from multiple projects.

🚀 Getting Started (Frontend)

You can run the main portfolio website locally without needing the backend/chatbot functionality.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or later recommended)
• npm or yarn

Running Locally

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/7nguyennguyen3/portfolio

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd portfolio/frontend

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   # yarn install

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   # or
   # yarn dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 (or the port specified) in your browser.

🔑 Environment Variables

Frontend

The main portfolio website does not require any environment variables to run.

Backend (Chatbot Functionality)

To connect the frontend to a chatbot backend, you need to set up the following environment variables. Create a .env file in the root of your frontend project directory and add:

# A secret key, if required by the backend you build/configure
CHAT_SECRET=your_chat_secret_here

# The URL of your running LangGraph backend server
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://your_langgraph_server_url_here