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Stack

• Framework — Astro 5, static site generation with islands architecture
• Styling — Tailwind CSS with the typography plugin
• Icons — Tabler Icons via astro-icon
• Typeface — Inter (self-hosted via Fontsource)
• Blog — MDX with reading-time and remark
• Language — TypeScript throughout

Infrastructure

All infrastructure runs on open source software.

• Repository — GitLab (self-hosted); source control and CI/CD on infrastructure we own
• Hosting — Vercel, deployed on every push to main
• CDN — Vercel Edge Network with immutable asset caching
• Analytics — Vercel Analytics (privacy-preserving, no cookies)
• Sitemap — auto-generated via @astrojs/sitemap
• Scheduling — Cal.com for consultations
• AI — Private self-hosted cluster; no client data touches third-party AI APIs
• Data storage — Fully encrypted at rest and in transit; GPG-encrypted email available for all communications

Open Source

The projects this site is built on, all open source:

• withastro/astro — the framework. Static site generation with opt-in JS islands.
• tailwindlabs/tailwindcss — all styling. Utility-first CSS compiled to zero unused rules at build time.
• tabler/tabler-icons — every icon on this site. 5,000+ consistent SVG icons, MIT licensed.
• natemoo-re/astro-icon — the glue that inlines Tabler icons as optimized SVGs at build time.
• mdx-js/mdx — all blog posts are MDX: markdown with embedded components.

David's own public work: github.com/davidawad

Security & Privacy

• Encrypted email — GPG key available on the contact page
• Transparency — government request history and data practices at /about#transparency
• Crawlers — all bots welcome; see /robots.txt