Personal website for Liam Goldfinch, featuring blog articles primarily focused on Kentico development and .NET technologies.

Backend:

• .NET 9 with ASP.NET Core MVC
• Xperience by Kentico

Frontend:

• Tailwind CSS
• Vite (build tool)
• React (for admin customizations)

• Goldfinch.Core – Shared business logic and data models
• Goldfinch.Admin – Kentico admin interface customizations
• Goldfinch.Web – Main web application with blog functionality

• .NET 9 SDK (9.0.106)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2019 or newer (including SQL Server Express or LocalDB)
• Node.js (22.x)

1. Clone the repository
2. Configure your database connection using either:
   • Add connection string to appsettings.json under ConnectionStrings:CMSConnectionString
   • Create a connectionstrings.json file in the Goldfinch.Web project root (recommended for local development)
3. Navigate to the web project and restore Kentico CI objects:

   cd src/Goldfinch.Web
   dotnet run --kxp-ci-restore

4. Run the project:

   dotnet run

5. Visit the site and log in using the admin credentials below

Note: This project uses Kentico's Continuous Integration (CI) system.
This repository does not include a database backup. Kentico objects can be created from the included CI files.

If using the included CI files, an admin user will be created automatically:

• Username: admin
• Password: Test123!

⚠️ For local development only.
Do not reuse these credentials in any production environment.

This repository is primarily for reference and personal use.

• Public contributions are not expected
• Any PRs will be accepted only after explicit review and approval by myself

This project is licensed under the MIT License.