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E-commerce Platform Architecture
Scalable e-commerce architecture with product catalog, cart, checkout, order management, and inventory.
Architecture
System Components
Key building blocks of this architecture, layered from infrastructure up
01
Product Catalog
Flexible product modeling with variants, attributes, and categories. Powers many builds in e-commerce.
PostgreSQLAlgoliaCDN
02
Shopping Cart
Persistent cart with guest and authenticated user support, served by Redis.
RedisServer ActionsCookies
03
Checkout Flow
Multi-step checkout with address validation and tax calculation. See Stripe vs Adyen.
StripeTaxJarAddress Validation API
04
Order Management
Order lifecycle management with status tracking and notifications.
State MachineWebhooksEmail
05
Inventory System
Real-time inventory tracking with reservation and fulfillment. Use the event-driven systems playbook.
PostgreSQLQueueWebhooks
Planning
Key Considerations
Important factors to keep in mind when implementing this architecture
Inventory reservation during checkout is critical - implement with database transactions
Plan for high traffic during sales events with the edge caching playbook
Consider international requirements: currencies, taxes, shipping
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Options
Alternatives to Consider
Other approaches that might fit your specific needs
Shopify for faster time-to-market with managed infrastructure
Medusa for open-source headless commerce
Commerce Layer for API-first commerce
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