Building a Personal Site with Axum
A deep dive into using Axum for server-side rendered websites with Askama templates and Tailwind CSS.
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Hello World
My first blog post about building a personal website with Rust and Axum.
Written By Alinus Dumitrana
Feb 04, 2026 • 1 min read
This is my first blog post. I'm building this site with Rust, Axum, and Tailwind CSS.
Software engineer with 12+ years of experience across fintech, energy, crypto, and sports. I enjoy working on complex systems and helping teams deliver reliable software.
Why Rust?
Rust gives me the performance of a compiled language with a great type system and modern tooling. Axum makes it easy to build web applications with a familiar middleware-based architecture.
What's Next
More content coming soon — stay tuned for posts about the development process and the tech stack behind this site.
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