I always feel that I need a website but I never had one.
So I took some time to write my homepage. In this post, I want to walk through how I built this website—my digital home—using WakuJS and TailwindCSS. I kept things lightweight, fast, and developer-friendly with server-side rendering (SSR) built-in.
Why WakuJS?
I came across WakuJS while looking for a minimal React framework that supported:
- ⚡️ Fast performance
- 🧠 Simplicity over configuration hell
- 🔄 SSR support
- 🛜 SEO friendliness out of the box
WakuJS checked all the boxes. It's like the chill cousin of Next.js—just enough magic, without the bloat.
TailwindCSS for Styling
I love using TailwindCSS. It lets me:
- Build responsive designs quickly
- Keep CSS out of my JS files
- Stay consistent with utility classes
I combined Waku's file-based routing with Tailwind's utility-first approach for clean and rapid UI building.
Deployment
For now, I’m deploying it to Vercel (shoutout to their Waku support), but it’s also super easy to host on any Node-friendly server. No vendor lock-in = good vibes :)
What's Next?
- ✍️ More blog posts (like this one!)
- 🧩 Maybe add dark mode?
See you in the next post! ✌️
Note"Build things, break things, learn things." – Me
🧠 Built with WakuJS, styled with TailwindCSS, and powered by ☕ + code.