Portfolio Website Reference

Overview

Personal portfolio website for Ankul Choudhry — Engineering Leader.

• Live URL: https://portfolio.ankul.co.in/ 
• Repository: https://github.com/ankul01/portfolio 
• Deploy Branch: gh-pages

Tech Stack

Project Structure

personal-website/
├── app/
│   ├── layout.tsx              # Root layout with Header & GA
│   ├── page.tsx                # Home (redirects to /about/)
│   ├── about/page.tsx          # About Me page
│   ├── leadership-principles/page.tsx
│   ├── architecture-decisions/page.tsx
│   ├── system-designs/page.tsx # Redirect to /architecture-decisions/
│   └── case-studies/page.tsx   # Redirect to /architecture-decisions/
├── components/
│   ├── Header.tsx              # Sticky top navigation
│   ├── Sidebar.tsx             # Left sidebar navigation
│   ├── Layout.tsx              # Page wrapper with sidebar
│   └── GoogleAnalytics.tsx     # GA4 integration
├── config/
│   └── navigation.ts           # Header & sidebar nav config
├── public/
│   ├── CNAME                   # Custom domain: portfolio.ankul.co.in
│   └── .nojekyll               # Disable Jekyll processing
├── .github/workflows/
│   └── deploy.yml              # GitHub Actions deployment
├── next.config.ts              # Next.js configuration
└── docs/
    ├── about-me.md             # Source content
    ├── leadership-principles.md
    └── architecture-decisions.md

Domain Configuration

Custom Domain Setup (GoDaddy)

DNS Record:

GitHub Pages Settings

1. Go to: https://github.com/ankul01/portfolio/settings/pages 
2. Source: GitHub Actions
3. Custom domain: portfolio.ankul.co.in
4. Enforce HTTPS: Enabled

CNAME File

Located at public/CNAME:

portfolio.ankul.co.in

Next.js Configuration

next.config.ts:

import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
  output: 'export',        // Static HTML export
  images: {
    unoptimized: true,     // Required for static export
  },
  trailingSlash: true,     // URLs end with /
};
 
export default nextConfig;

Note: No basePath needed since using custom subdomain.

Deployment

GitHub Actions Workflow

Deploys from gh-pages branch on push.

Trigger deployment manually:

1. Go to: https://github.com/ankul01/portfolio/actions 
2. Select “Deploy to GitHub Pages”
3. Click “Run workflow” → Select gh-pages → Run

Local Build & Test

# Build
NEXT_TURBOPACK_EXPERIMENTAL_USE_SYSTEM_TLS_CERTS=1 npm run build
 
# Serve locally (test static export)
npx serve out -p 3001
 
# Open http://localhost:3001/

Deploy Commands

# Commit and push to gh-pages
git add .
git commit -m "your message"
git push origin gh-pages

Google Analytics

Setup

1. GA Measurement ID stored in GitHub Secrets: NEXT_PUBLIC_GA_MEASUREMENT_ID
2. Component: components/GoogleAnalytics.tsx
3. Integrated in: app/layout.tsx

Access Analytics

• Dashboard: https://analytics.google.com/ 

Content Pages

About Me (/about/)

• Employment history with role progressions
• Technical depth table
• Leadership impact section

Role Progressions:

• Acko: Senior Engineering Manager (Oct 2025–Present), Engineering Manager (Dec 2022–Sep 2025)
• Snapdeal: Lead Software Engineer → Engineering Manager (Jan 2018–Nov 2022)
• Nagarro: Software Developer → Senior Developer → Technical Lead (2011–2017)

Leadership Principles (/leadership-principles/)

• 5 core principles with real examples
• FraudShield: Third-party AI integration (resistant.ai), pluggable architecture

Architecture Decisions (/architecture-decisions/)

• 6 case studies: Embedded Insurance, Partnership-One, Ackcelerator, Credit Life, Payments, SureOS Migration
• Guiding principles section

Troubleshooting

Blank Page / Redirect Issues

The home page uses an inline script redirect:

<script dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: `window.location.replace('/about/');` }} />

This is necessary because Next.js redirect() doesn’t work in static export mode.

404 After Deploy

1. Check GitHub Pages source is set to “GitHub Actions” (not “Deploy from branch”)
2. Verify CNAME file exists in public/CNAME
3. Check DNS propagation: https://dnschecker.org/#CNAME/portfolio.ankul.co.in 

Deployment Not Updating

1. Check Actions tab for failed workflows
2. Hard refresh browser: Cmd+Shift+R
3. Try incognito mode to bypass cache

Custom Domain Stopped Working

When adding/changing custom domain in GitHub Pages settings, it may reset source to “Deploy from branch”. Change it back to “GitHub Actions”.

Useful Links

Compliance Notes

Content has been reviewed to remove:

• Specific revenue numbers (GWP figures)
• Internal system names
• Specific partner names
• Sensitive insurance domain metrics

All business metrics are genericized while preserving technical depth.

Last updated: February 2026