Technical Stack

Framework: Next.js 14 with TypeScript

Styling: Tailwind CSS with custom theme

Content: MDX files with React components

Images: iPhone photos or random images i find (if for whatever reason it is somehow your image or your uncomfortable with it please please dont hesitate to contact me i can take anything down whenever necessary)

Development: Cursor IDE, vscode

Deployment: Vercel with custom domain (tomsvirtualdiary.com)

Analytics: Vercel Analytics for visitor tracking

Database: Vercel KV for subscriber storage

Email: Resend for automated email notifications

SMS: Twilio for automated SMS notifications

Key Features:

• Photo carousel with click-to-expand

• Sortable entries (newest/oldest)

• Time display for each entry

• Responsive design for mobile

• Email/SMS subscription system

• Automated notifications for new entries

• Character mentions tracking

• Song of the day integration

• Dark mode support

• Components: React with TypeScript

• Styling: Tailwind with CSS variables

Built as a static site with no database required. (this is just simply no longer true)

thank you to all the people who love me and support me