Inital upload

README.md

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-# website-but-better
+Marcus Allison — Portfolio (Static site)
 
+Quick deploy instructions for an nginx host (Debian/Ubuntu):
+
+1. Copy files to the web root on the server:
+
+   sudo mkdir -p /var/www/marcus
+   sudo cp -r "*" /var/www/marcus/    # run from the project folder or copy files individually
+   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/marcus
+
+2. Place the nginx server block (nginx/marcus_allison.conf) into `/etc/nginx/sites-available/` and enable it:
+
+   sudo cp "nginx/marcus_allison.conf" /etc/nginx/sites-available/marcus_allison
+   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/marcus_allison /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
+
+3. Test nginx config and reload:
+
+   sudo nginx -t
+   sudo systemctl reload nginx
+
+4. (Optional) Provision HTTPS with Certbot (Let's Encrypt):
+
+   sudo apt update && sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
+   sudo certbot --nginx -d portfolio.example.com -d www.portfolio.example.com
+
+5. Docker alternative (serve static site with nginx container):
+
+   docker run --rm -p 80:80 -v "$(pwd):/usr/share/nginx/html:ro" nginx:stable
+
+Customize:
+- Replace `portfolio.example.com` with your real domain.
+- Update contact email in `index.html` (now set to marcus.sailer@organic-server.org).
+
+Photography gallery:
+- To regenerate `images/manifest.json` after adding/removing photos, run:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/generate_manifest.py
+```
+
+- Alternatively, enable Nginx directory listing for `/images/` so the site can probe the directory. Example server block fragment for `/images/` only:
+
+```
+location /images/ {
+   alias /var/www/marcus/images/;
+   autoindex on;
+}
+```
+
+Editing the Git link:
+- Update the header Git link in `index.html` at the element with id `git-link` to your repository URL.
+
+If you want, I can also:
+- Add a Docker Compose service for a static site + automatic certs.
+- Produce a small resume/JSON-LD metadata file for SEO.