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Author: Amitminer

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-# Portfolio Website
+# 🧑‍💻 Portfolio Website
 
-## Quick Start
+This is my personal developer portfolio built using **Next.js**, styled with **Tailwind CSS**, and integrated with a dynamic GitHub API backend.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### 1. Clone & Install Dependencies
 
-1. Clone and install:
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/amitminer/amitminer.github.io.git
+git clone [https://github.com/amitminer/amitminer.github.io.git](https://github.com/amitminer/amitminer.github.io.git)
 cd amitminer.github.io
 npm install
-```
+````
+
+### 2\. Set Up Environment Variables
+
+Create the `.env.local` file:
 
-2. Set up environment variables:
 ```bash
 cp .env.example .env.local
-# Edit .env.local with your values:
-# - NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL: GitHub proxy backend API URL (e.g., http://localhost:8000/api/github)
-# - NEXT_PUBLIC_FORMSPREE_FORM_ID: Get this from your Formspree form settings
 ```
 
-3. Run development server:
+Then edit `.env.local` with your values:
+
+```
+NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=[https://your-backend-domain.com/api/github](https://your-backend-domain.com/api/github)
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FORMSPREE_FORM_ID=your_formspree_id_here
+```
+
+-----
+
+### 3\. Backend Setup (Required)
+
+> 📦 GitHub Stats & Projects require a backend API.
+
+To enable dynamic GitHub stats and repositories:
+
+1.  Clone the backend repo:
+    👉 https://github.com/amitxd75/github-api-backend
+
+2.  Follow its `README.md` to deploy it:
+
+      * Locally (for dev)
+      * Or via Netlify Functions (recommended)
+
+Once deployed, use that backend URL as `NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL` in `.env.local`.
+
+-----
+
+### 4\. Run Development Server
+
 ```bash
 npm run dev
 ```
 
-Visit [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to see your site.
+Visit your local site at:
+📍 http://localhost:3000
+
+-----
+
+## 📡 API Backend
 
-## Author
+Backend Repo → [github-api-backend](https://github.com/amitxd75/github-api-backend)
+Set it up properly, deploy to your server or Netlify, and configure `NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL` in `.env.local`.
 
-- **Amit** - [GitHub](https://github.com/amitminer)
+This enables real-time GitHub stats, repo data, and caching.