Hampton Roads DevFest

A tech conference website showcasing local speakers and celebrating the Hampton Roads developer community.

🚀 Quick Start

# Install dependencies
yarn install

# Start development server at http://localhost:4321
yarn dev

# Build for production
yarn build

# Preview production build
yarn preview

📁 Project Structure

/
├── public/          # Static assets
├── src/
│   ├── assets/      # Images (logo, sponsors)
│   └── pages/       # Page routes
│       ├── index.astro    # Landing page
│       └── schedule.astro # Conference schedule
├── astro.config.mjs # Astro config with redirects
└── tailwind.config.mjs

🛠 Tech Stack

• Astro 5.6.1 - Static site generator
• TypeScript - Type checking enabled
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first styling
• Yarn - Package manager (v1.22.22)

🔗 Integrations

• Tito - Ticket sales widget
• Sessionize - Speaker/session management
• Google Maps - Venue location
• ActiveHosted - Newsletter signup

🏗 Development

The site features:

• Sticky navigation that appears on scroll
• Optimized images via Astro's Image component
• Redirects configured in astro.config.mjs
• All speakers are local to Hampton Roads (key differentiator)

Important Commands

# Type checking (run after changes)
yarn astro check

# Full build with type checking
yarn build

📝 Contributing

Before submitting changes:

1. Run yarn build to ensure TypeScript checks pass
2. Use the main branch for pull requests
3. Import and use Astro's Image component for all images

🌐 Links

• Live Site
• Sponsor Prospectus