The Challenge

Building antoine.patraldo.com wasn't just about aesthetics. The hurdle was creating a platform to manage stories and heavy animations while using minimal resources. My solution? SvelteKit 5 + Cloudflare Workers.

The Technical Recipe

1. DIY Auth: Following Lucia Auth's principles, I built my own system. I use the Web Crypto API for hashing (PBKDF2) because standard Node libraries won't run on Cloudflare Workers. Sessions live in a D1 table with automatic rotation.

2. Video without a GUI: To process Antoine's animations, I use FFMPEG from the command line. I automate scaling and conversion to web-friendly formats before uploading. No bloated editors; just Bash scripts.

3. Svelte 5 (Runes): Using $state and $derived allowed me to manage Antoine's gallery with a level of fluidity I couldn't achieve in previous versions.

The Bottom Line

You don't need expensive infrastructure or the latest hardware. With a Chromebook, some Bash, and Svelte 5, you can build an engine capable of powering years of accumulated art.

The Challenge

Building [antoine.patraldo.com](https://antoine.patraldo.com) wasn't just about aesthetics. The hurdle was creating a platform to manage stories and heavy animations while using minimal resources. My solution? SvelteKit 5 + Cloudflare Workers.

The Technical Recipe

1. DIY Auth: Following Lucia Auth's principles, I built my own system. I use the Web Crypto API for hashing (PBKDF2) because standard Node libraries won't run on Cloudflare Workers. Sessions live in a D1 table with automatic rotation.

2. Video without a GUI: To process Antoine's animations, I use FFMPEG from the command line. I automate scaling and conversion to web-friendly formats before uploading. No bloated editors; just Bash scripts.

3. Svelte 5 (Runes): Using $state and $derived allowed me to manage Antoine's gallery with a level of fluidity I couldn't achieve in previous versions.

The Bottom Line

You don't need expensive infrastructure or the latest hardware. With a Chromebook, some Bash, and Svelte 5, you can build an engine capable of powering years of accumulated art.