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2026-07-12 · #portdoc · #devlog #rust #astro #devtools

# portdoc.dev is a real site now

links: site | repo | project page

PortDoc has a real website now. the old portdoc.dev deployment was just the install-path plumbing. useful, but not something you could send someone to if they asked what the app does.

the new site is a small Astro build with one job: show the local-server problem, show the dashboard, and make the install paths obvious. it also preserves the important redirect behavior:

  • /install.sh stays a 307 redirect to the latest shell installer
  • /install.ps1 stays a 307 redirect to the latest PowerShell installer
  • both routes point at GitHub Release assets from the public repo

that 307 detail is boring until it is not. Windows PowerShell 5.1 is picky about redirects, so the site cannot casually swap that to a prettier status code.

this also lands after v0.1.1, where the Windows binaries are signed and the installer path works cleanly on the fresh Windows VM. the website is not a launch campaign yet. it is the public front door that should have existed once the release was real.

what shipped:

  • portdoc.dev serving the new Astro site
  • public repo link to github.com/bradtraversy/portdoc
  • install copy for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Homebrew
  • the orange pulse mark as the favicon
  • verified installer redirects after the deployment

the product is still small, but the shape is there now: one binary, local-only dashboard, clear install path, no accounts, no telemetry.

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