/ E-COMMERCE
A zero-JS-by-default storefront that the shop owner can manage without touching code.
01 / CONTEXT
A small handmade soap business needed an online presence but had no technical background. Shopify was too expensive for their scale; a bespoke CMS was overkill. They needed something fast, affordable, and manageable through a friendly admin UI.
Built with Astro for maximum performance and Keystatic CMS for a Git-backed admin interface. The shop owner edits products, prices, and content directly in the Keystatic UI, changes commit to the repo and trigger a rebuild automatically. Neon's serverless Postgres handles orders and contact leads.
The site loads in under a second on mobile with a perfect Lighthouse score. The owner updates products weekly without any developer involvement.
02 / WHAT IT DOES
A Git-backed content management interface that works without a database. The shop owner edits products and pages through a Notion-like UI; changes are committed directly to the repository.
Neon's serverless Postgres stores order inquiries and contact leads. The connection scales to zero between requests, no idle compute cost for a small business.
The product gallery and cart widget are React islands, only the interactive parts ship JavaScript. The rest of the site is pure HTML, giving instant load times.
The admin area is protected with a JWT-based session (jose) and bcrypt-hashed passwords, no third-party auth service needed, keeping infrastructure costs at zero.
03 / STACK
Tap any item to see why it earned a place.
04 / PROCESS
05 / HARD PARTS
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