Startup

Commands to Start the Integrated Portfolio Application

Starting the API

# Navigate to the API directory
cd c:\Users\menno\Source\Repos\my-portfolio-menno\api

# Run the API
dotnet run

The API will start on http://localhost:5154/api

Starting the Frontend

# Navigate to the root directory
cd c:\Users\menno\Source\Repos\my-portfolio-menno

# Run the Next.js development server
npm run dev

The frontend will start on http://localhost:3000

Available Features

• View projects from the database

• Browse blog posts

• Explore skills by category

• Submit contact messages

• Admin login (username: admin, password: Portfolio@2025)

Testing the API

You can use the Swagger UI at http://localhost:5154/swagger to test the API endpoints.

Notes

• The API and frontend must both be running for the application to work properly.

• The database is using LocalDB, make sure SQL Server LocalDB is installed and running.

• JWT authentication is implemented for admin features.