DR / / drodriguez.site
case study / / 06 / /

Headless e-commerce

Custom storefront with admin panel

statuscoming soon
stackNext.js 15, Stripe Checkout, MinIO
updated2026
Next.jsStripeMinIO
01 / / the problem

Build-me-a-custom-Shopify-alternative is one of the highest-volume Upwork job categories. Clients want to escape platform fees or have specific needs Shopify cannot meet.

02 / / what i built
Product catalog with filtering and search
Product variants (size, color, quantity)
Persistent cart for guests and logged-in users
Stripe Checkout integration
Customer account with order history
Admin panel for products, orders, customers
Mobile-responsive throughout
03 / / how i built it
Next.js 15
App Router for storefront, separate /admin routes
Stripe Checkout
PCI compliance offloaded, fast to implement
MinIO
S3-compatible object storage on my own infrastructure
04 / / live demo
→ open live demo at https://shop.drodriguez.site
Loom walkthrough — 90 seconds

Demo credentials shown on the demo's landing page.

05 / / production extensions

Things deliberately out of scope for the demo, but I'd add for production:

Inventory management with stock alerts
Discount codes and promotional rules
Customer reviews and ratings
Multi-currency and tax calculation