Business Impact
Server-side rendering improves SEO rankings and page load times — directly increasing organic traffic and conversion rates. Stripe integration enables instant global payments.
Features
- Server-side rendering with React Server Components
- Shopping cart with persistent state
- Stripe payment integration
- NextAuth user authentication
- Product search & category filtering
- Responsive Tailwind UI
- MongoDB with Mongoose ODM
App Router Structure
/app
├── layout.tsx # Root layout + providers
├── page.tsx # Homepage
├── products/
│ ├── page.tsx # Product listing (SSR)
│ └── [id]/page.tsx # Product detail
├── cart/
│ └── page.tsx # Cart page
├── checkout/
│ └── page.tsx # Stripe checkout
└── api/
├── auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
└── products/route.ts
Server Component Example
// app/products/page.tsx
import { getProducts } from '@/lib/db';
import ProductCard from '@/components/ProductCard';
export default async function ProductsPage() {
const products = await getProducts();
return (
{products.map(p => (
))}
);
}