Portfolio Website

This is a simple portfolio website built with Python and the Flask web framework. The site is designed to be easy to customise and extend. It includes a landing page, an about page, a projects page and a contact page. You can run it locally or deploy it to your preferred hosting service.

Features

• Python/Flask back‑end – the application uses a small Flask server to serve HTML templates. There is no database dependency by default.
• Modular templates – pages are built from a base template (templates/base.html) so you can adjust the navigation and layout in one place.
• Responsive design – the included CSS uses flexbox and CSS grid to adapt to different screen sizes.
• Easily customisable – all content lives in HTML templates and static assets. Replace the placeholder text and images with your own content.

Getting started

1. Install dependencies. Navigate into the project folder and install the required Python packages. It's recommended to create a virtual environment first:

   cd portfolio_site
   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the development server. Launch the Flask application:

   python app.py

   By default the app runs on http://127.0.0.1:5000/. Open that URL in a web browser to see your portfolio.

3. Customise. Edit the HTML templates in the templates/ directory to add your own projects, biography and contact details. Update the CSS in static/css/style.css to tailor the look and feel. You can replace the image used in the hero section (static/images/hero.jpg) with your own photo or artwork.

Deployment

The app can be deployed to any platform that supports Python. For example, you could deploy it on Heroku, Render or a simple VPS. Make sure to set the FLASK_ENV environment variable to production and configure a proper web server (e.g. Gunicorn) for production deployments.