Hi everyone,I’m a total beginner. Using Gemini and VS Code, I managed to create a working prototype for a photo journal website organized by months and years.

I’m really happy with the look, but I have a few fundamental questions before taking it further:

1. Image Hosting: What’s the standard way to host images for a site like this? (I assume using cloud storage links rather than local paths?)
2. Security: My admin/auth logic is currently visible in the source code. How do I properly secure this?
3. Custom Domain: What’s the best practice for connecting a domain to a site built this way?
4. Professional Help: At this point, does it make more sense to hand this over to a developer as a design mockup to build properly?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot