https://github.com/marcomontalbano/cv

This is my curriculum. It's just a PDF but with some cool behind the scenes.
https://github.com/marcomontalbano/cv

curriculum-vitae cv decap-cms github-actions github-pages html2pdf jamstack netlify netlify-cms preact typescript

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This is my curriculum. It's just a PDF but with some cool behind the scenes.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/marcomontalbano/cv
• Owner: marcomontalbano
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-05-08T18:55:16.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-05T19:00:42.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-05T23:15:02.983Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: curriculum-vitae, cv, decap-cms, github-actions, github-pages, html2pdf, jamstack, netlify, netlify-cms, preact, typescript
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://cv.marcomontalbano.com
• Size: 17.2 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# CV

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## Why this repo?

Like always, I love to experiment new stuff and ways of working.

When I finally had time to revamp my old website I decided to revamp my cv as well (of course update the information inside it is another story :joy:).

A cv should be a pdf that you can send via email, upload on the company's website to apply for a new position or simply print.

Instead of using already existing online tools or any word processor, I decided to create a new *website that builds into pdf*.

Yes, you read that right!

I wanted to play with **JAMStack** approach, so why not build and publish a fully static ~~website~~ pdf with every `git push`?

## Development

I'm using [Decap CMS](https://decapcms.org/) (formerly Netlify CMS) to make instant changes to the pdf. I configured Decap CMS to store all data in `.json` format inside the `./content` folder.

I created this script [`netlify-cms-json-exporter`](https://github.com/marcomontalbano/netlify-cms-json-exporter) which is able to read all data from json and create a javascript object resolving relations between different collections. This object is then used by [Preact CLI](https://github.com/preactjs/preact-cli) to pre-render the data.

Last but not least, I'm using [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions) to build and publish the pdf. I choose the `macos` image because it makes the pdf text selectable and searchable without any effort.

### Hosting

If you like this approach you can host your own cv.

[![Deploy to Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/img/deploy/button.svg)](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/marcomontalbano/cv)

After the deploy, you need to enable the Identity feature. You can follow the official documentation "[Setup and settings](https://docs.netlify.com/visitor-access/git-gateway/#setup-and-settings)".

### Available scripts

`npm run dev` starts local development

- admin - http://localhost:3000/admin/

- web - http://localhost:8080

`npm run build:cv` :sparkles: builds website to pdf

### Local Development

You can [connect Decap CMS to a local Git repository](https://decapcms.org/docs/working-with-a-local-git-repository/), instead of working with a live repo.

1. Navigate to a local Git repository configured with the CMS.

1. Run `npx decap-server` from the root directory.

1. Add the top-level property `local_backend: true` configuration to your `config.yml`.

1. Run `npx serve src/static/admin` from the root directory.