Sebastian Maker

Project Context

Sebastian Maker is an independent client who offers custom Minecraft builds (castles, cities, islands, themed environments) on commission. He needed his own site to showcase his portfolio and manage it without depending on us for every update.

Technical Challenge

The challenge was building a lightweight CMS from scratch (no third-party CMS) that let the client upload and organize project photos on his own, with a consistent 'architectural blueprint' aesthetic across the site, and solid performance despite heavy imagery.

Problems Solved

• •Admin panel with its own authentication so the client can upload, edit, and tag projects without touching code.
• •Image pipeline: browser-side compression, upload to Cloudflare R2, and a cached Nginx proxy to serve them under the client's own domain under real traffic.

Technical Execution

Full build with Next.js and TypeScript, an admin panel with server-side actions for project management, AWS SDK integration for R2 uploads, a tag-filterable gallery, a review system, and ES/EN internationalization.

Results Obtained

Live in production at sebastianmaker.com, with the client independently publishing and managing his own gallery, and receiving commissions directly through the site.

Visual Evidence