🧱 BUILDSPACE

Personal Developer Ecosystem & Open Engineering Workshop
Built by Suyash Rane — AI Engineer & Product Builder
Live Web: https://buildspace-kohl.vercel.app/

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⚡ Overview

BuildSpace is a living developer ecosystem and engineering portfolio built with Python 3.12, FastHTML, HTMX, and a custom Modern CSS Design System. It replaces generic, static portfolio templates with a live engineering workshop showcasing ongoing software experiments, deep architectural retrospectives, an active experience timeline, and an interactive direct inbox chat widget.

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🏛️ Architecture & Sections

• 01 / WORKBENCH: Hero manifesto (I DESIGN. I BUILD. I SHIP.), portrait card, and live workbench panel.
• 02 / SELECTED WORK: Curated catalog of 6 systems, tools & experiments with deep-dive case study pages at /projects/{slug}:
  • 01 / BUILDSPACE (Developer Ecosystem — FastHTML + SQLite)
  • 02 / CLIPWISE (Full-Stack Video Transcript Timestamp Search SaaS)
  • 03 / FLOWLY (AI‑Powered Productivity & Task Management App — Flutter + Groq LLM)
  • 04 / AI SMART CHAT (Multilingual Voice & LLM Chat App — Flutter + Gemini/Groq)
  • 05 / BILLNEST (Django Invoice & Billing Automation Web System)
  • 06 / HOUSEPRICE API (FastAPI ML Property Valuation Service & Streamlit UI)
• 03 / EXPERIENCE: High-contrast editorial timeline detailing engineering roles at Patch ID, Voltup, Mask Polymers, and Prepway Solutions.
• 04 / ABOUT: Developer manifesto, academic credentials at NMIET Pune (CGPA 8.25), hackathon achievements, categorized skill toolbox (Python, Dart, Flutter, FastAPI, RAG, etc.), and certifications.
• 05 / CONNECT: Direct channels to GitHub, LinkedIn, Email, and Twitter/X.
• 💬 INTERACTIVE CHAT WIDGET: Floating asynchronous messenger powered by HTMX that stores inquiries locally in SQLite and forwards them directly to email.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend & SSR: Python 3.12, FastHTML, ASGI / Uvicorn
• Interactions: HTMX (Zero heavy client JS frameworks)
• Persistence: Embedded SQLite (chat_messages.db)
• Styling: Pure Bespoke CSS with CSS Variables and Design Tokens
• Deployment: Vercel Serverless (Python ASGI runtime) / Railway / Docker ready

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🚀 Running Locally

# 1. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 2. Run the development server
python main.py

Open http://localhost:5001 in your browser.

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⚙️ Environment Configuration (Optional)

To enable live email forwarding from the chat widget to your inbox, create a .env file (refer to .env.example):

# Free Web3Forms Key (Recommended)
WEB3FORMS_KEY=your_web3forms_key_here