Launch a portfolio and blog that loads instantly and respects your visitors — without wrestling trackers, build configs or bloated page builders.Auric is a premium Astro theme with a warm, gold-on-dark look, an animated node-network background, and a full Markdown/MDX blog. It's built secure by default: a strict Content-Security-Policy, hardening headers, self-hosted fonts, and zero third-party tracking out of the box — it scores green on securityheaders.com before you touch a thing.Live demo: https://auric-theme.netlify.app/Why Auric- Instant — static, ships almost no JavaScript.- Secure & private — strict CSP, security headers, self-hosted fonts, no analytics unless you enable it.- Light & dark mode — gold-on-dark by default, a warm gilded-paper light theme one click away. Visitor choice remembered.- Blog included — content collections, tags, cover images, RSS & sitemap.- One-file setup — your name, intro, skills and links live in a single config file. No digging through components.- Responsive & accessible — reduced-motion support, graceful no-JS fallback.What's inside- Complete Astro source code- Landing page: hero, about, skills, latest posts, contact- 3 demo posts that double as docs + a Markdown style guide- Optional contact form (Web3Forms) or an obfuscated email button- Editable SVG logo + social image, plus a generated OG image- A thorough README (setup, customization, deployment)Requirements- Node.js 18+ and basic command-line comfort- A free host (Cloudflare Pages / Netlify recommended) — deploy in minutesLicenseUse it for unlimited personal and client projects. Don't resell or redistribute the theme itself. Full terms in the included LICENSE.FAQDo I need to know how to code? Basic terminal use (install Node, run two commands). Day-to-day edits are just text in one file.Can I use it for client work? Yes — unlimited personal and client sites.Does it track visitors? No — nothing unless you turn on the optional, cookieless analytics.Can I change colours/fonts? Yes — all colours are CSS variables; fonts are self-hosted and swappable.Do I get updates? Yes — re-download from Gumroad whenever a new version ships.