rosslabs-ai
Personal portfolio site built with Astro and Keystatic CMS. Showcases projects, posts, and experience.
The Problem
I’ve wanted to build a personal website for a few years. Squarespace and Wix didn’t have templates I liked, and tools like Webflow seemed like overkill. I wanted a site that seemed simple yet scalable to handle embedded links and videos. I also wanted a a simple content management system that was easy to use and that I could customize.
Then Anthropic Opus 3.5, Google’s Antigravity, and Google Gemini 3.0 dropped in quick succession. I decided this was the perfect time to test out new LLM models while finally tackling a long-held goal.
What I Built
I turned to Astro after researching different website frameworks. I wanted a framework that was fast, would deploy effectively on Cloudflare Pages, and flexibility to handle multiple use cases as my site grows. For example, I can plug in react components if I want something more interactive and maintain static page elsewhere.
For content management, I decided to use Keystatic for the flexibility. I wanted to build an admin panel that was simple and did not contain unnecessary buttons or UI elements that I didn’t need.
A static site built with Astro for performance, Keystatic for content management, and Cloudflare Pages for hosting. The site features:
- Dark mode by default
- Client-side filtering for posts
- Auto-generated table of contents
- Responsive design
Lessons Learned
Static sites are perfect for portfolios. No database means less maintenance, and Cloudflare Pages provides instant global CDN distribution and security.
What’s Next
- Add more blog content
- TBD, may add search functionality