A modern, interactive portfolio website for a cybersecurity student showcasing skills in web development, DevOps, and security technologies. Built with pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript featuring smooth animations, responsive design, and interactive elements.
This is a professional portfolio website designed to:
- Showcase cybersecurity and development skills
- Present projects and contributions in an engaging way
- Demonstrate proficiency in modern web technologies
- Serve as a digital resume for potential employers and collaborators
Key Features:
- ✅ Modern glass-morphism design with dark theme
- ✅ Fully responsive across all devices
- ✅ Interactive animations and micro-interactions
- ✅ Performance-optimized with lazy loading
- ✅ Accessible navigation and UI components
- ✅ Form simulation with feedback
- ✅ Tilt effects on project cards
- ✅ Animated counters and progress bars
- ✅ Typing animation for hero section
Traditional resumes and portfolios often fail to:
- Visually demonstrate technical skills effectively
- Provide interactive engagement for visitors
- Showcase animations and UI/UX capabilities
- Adapt seamlessly across all device sizes
This portfolio addresses these gaps by:
- Visual Skill Demonstration - Animated progress bars and counters
- Interactive Engagement - Hover effects, parallax, and form interactions
- Modern Design - Glass-morphism, gradients, and smooth transitions
- Performance Focus - Optimized loading and smooth animations
- Mobile-First Approach - Perfect experience on any device
- Web browser (Chrome 80+, Firefox 75+, Safari 13+)
- Text editor (VS Code recommended)
- Git (for version control)
- Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cybersecurity-portfolio.git cd cybersecurity-portfolio Open directly in browser
open index.html # Mac start index.html # Windows xdg-open index.html # Linux Using Live Server (VS Code)
Install "Live Server" extension in VS Code
Right-click on index.html → "Open with Live Server"
Server starts at http://localhost:5500
File Structure text portfolio/ ├── index.html # Main HTML file ├── style.css # All CSS styles (inline in current setup) ├── script.js # All JavaScript (inline in current setup) └── README.md # This documentation Production Deployment Option 1: GitHub Pages (Free)
git init git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git branch -M main git remote add origin https://github.com/yourusername/repository-name.git git push -u origin main
5. Your site will be at: https://yourusername.github.io/repository-name/
Option 2: Netlify (Free) Drag and drop your project folder to Netlify Drop
Or connect your GitHub repository via Netlify dashboard
Automatic deployments on push
Option 3: Vercel (Free) bash
npm i -g vercel
vercel 🤝 How to Contribute We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help improve this portfolio:
For Beginners (First Time Contributors) Fork the repository
Click "Fork" button at top-right of GitHub repository
Clone your fork
bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cybersecurity-portfolio.git Create a feature branch
bash git checkout -b feature/amazing-improvement Contribution Areas Bug Fixes markdown Report Bugs:
- Use GitHub Issues template
- Include: Browser, OS, steps to reproduce, expected vs actual behavior
Fix Bugs:
- Comment on the issue you want to fix
- Create PR with:
- Test case demonstrating fix
- Before/after screenshots if UI-related New Features javascript // Example: Adding dark/light mode toggle // 1. Add toggle button in HTML // 2. Create CSS variables for light theme // 3. Implement toggle logic in JavaScript Documentation Improvements Fix typos and grammatical errors
Add comments to complex code sections
Create additional setup guides
Translate documentation to other languages
Pull Request Process Update the README.md with details of changes
Add comments for new functions or complex logic
Test thoroughly on multiple browsers
Ensure no console errors
Follow the existing code style
bash
git add . git commit -m "feat: add dark mode toggle" git push origin feature/amazing-improvement
Code Style Guidelines HTML Use semantic HTML5 elements
Add alt text to images
Maintain proper indentation (2 spaces)
Close all tags properly
CSS Use CSS variables (as shown in :root)
Follow BEM naming convention for complex projects
Mobile-first responsive design
Comment complex animations
JavaScript Use ES6+ features
Add JSDoc comments for functions
Handle errors gracefully
Optimize performance (debounce scroll events, etc.)
Project Roadmap markdown
- Dark/Light mode toggle
- PDF resume download
- Blog integration
- Project filtering by category
- Language localization
- PWA capabilities
- Accessibility improvements
- Fix mobile menu animation
- Add hover states to all buttons
- Improve form validation
- Add loading skeletons
- Optimize image loading 🛠️ Development Guide Customizing for Your Own Use Change Personal Information
Update name, title, and description in index.html
Replace social media links
Modify contact information
Update Skills Section
html
html
bash
Implement lazy loading:
javascript
// Add to images in the future
📚 Learning Resources
For Understanding the Code
MDN Web Docs - HTML/CSS/JS reference
CSS-Tricks - Modern CSS techniques
JavaScript.info - Modern JavaScript tutorial
For Portfolio Inspiration Awwwards - Design inspiration
Codepen - Code snippets and ideas
Dribbble - Design trends
📄 License This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
🙏 Acknowledgments Icons by Font Awesome
Design inspiration from modern portfolio trends
Mentors at Vedam School of Technology
Open source community for continuous learning
📞 Support For support, email [email protected] or create an issue in the GitHub repository.
Made with ❤️ by Harsh Kumar | Cybersecurity Student | Open Source Contributor