A headless web experience for Alabama Chanin's e-commerce site using Next.js and Shopify's GraphQL API. The site relied on Shopify checkout while the application managed cart fulfillment. Infrastructure was built on AWS using Ansible and Terraform and served via an Elastic Load Balancer.
Highlights
- Headless architecture separating frontend from Shopify backend
- Next.js frontend with TypeScript for type safety
- Shopify GraphQL API integration for product and inventory data
- AWS infrastructure with Terraform for infrastructure as code
- Ansible automation for deployment and configuration management
- Elastic Load Balancer for high availability and scalability
Why clients care
Headless e-commerce provides flexibility to customize the shopping experience while leveraging Shopify's robust backend. The decoupled architecture allows for faster frontend iterations and better performance optimization.
Result
Scalable e-commerce platform with custom frontend experience, automated infrastructure deployment, and reliable performance under load.