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