My portfolio stack and why I picked each tool

Didn't want to just clone a Next.js starter, so here's what I actually used and what I got out of it. Astro — ships zero JS by default. For a portfolio that's mostly static, that means fast load times without doing anything special. The island architecture is a nice bonus — React only where I actually need it. React — used it for the interactive bits. Nothing revolutionary, just nice to have it available inside Astro when needed. Bun — swapped npm for this and the speed difference is real. Installs are faster, scripts run faster. Drop-in replacement so there's basically no migration cost. Tailwind CSS — stopped fighting with class names and just built things. The consistency you get with spacing and colors out of the box is underrated. PM2 — self-hosted on a VPS. Auto-restarts on crash, survives reboots, handles logs. Set it up once and forgot about it. The site is live at adamguman.com — curious what stack you went with for your portfolio.