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Notes from building things: integrations, deployment, AI experiments and lessons from shipping.

12 posts59 min of reading readsince Jul 2024RSS

2026

  1. Scaling PixelKrafts Software Solutions

    A full update on how PixelKrafts scaled with real portfolio deliveries across web, UI/UX, branding, hosting, maintenance, and long-term partner support.

    5 min readAgency

2025

  1. The genesis of PixelKrafts Software Solutions

    Discover how two small-town technologists turned their passion for coding into a thriving digital agency — PixelKrafts Software Solutions — built on innovation, clarity, and purpose.

    6 min readFreelancing

  2. DeepSeek AI: exploring Chinese innovation

    Exploring the capabilities and applications of Deepseek AI in modern information retrieval.

    10 min readAI

  3. Reflecting on 2024

    Reflecting on milestones, challenges, and lessons from the past year.

    3 min readPersonal

2024

  1. MCA exams and blogging experiments

    Reflecting on MCA exams, future plans, and collaborative blogging experiments.

    4 min readPersonal

  2. How to set up blog comments with Utterances

    Add GitHub-Issues-backed comments to any blog with Utterances, including a theme toggle that keeps the widget in sync with light and dark mode.

    6 min readJavaScript

  3. Setting up a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions for FTP hosting

    How I automated FTP deployments with a GitHub Actions workflow: credentials in GitHub Secrets, a PHP syntax check, and a safe target directory.

    6 min readDevOps

  4. Building a portfolio chatbot with Mixtral and JSON context

    How the ‘Ask AI’ chatbot on my old portfolio worked: an Express API on Vercel that sends each question plus a JSON context file to Mixtral on Hugging Face. Context, not fine-tuning.

    6 min readAI

  5. Show your Spotify “now playing” on a website with PHP

    A step-by-step guide to showing your currently playing Spotify track with PHP: OAuth setup, token refresh and deployment.

    5 min readAPIs

  6. Back to hostel: final year begins

    Navigate the end of summer break and dive back into hostel life and final year classes.

    3 min readPersonal

  8. Hello, I’m Shuja

    Discover the journey of Shuja Ur Rahman—a tech enthusiast, coder, and student with a passion for all things digital.

    4 min readPersonal

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