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Our Stack

Built on the stack you're looking at.

This site — the starfield behind this text included — runs on the exact stack we ship to clients: Next.js, Payload CMS, PostgreSQL, and Node.js. No demos, no mockups. You are browsing the proof.

The toolkit

Modern, proven, and open source

Every technology below is battle-tested at massive scale, maintained by huge communities, and free of license fees.

Framework

Next.js

Instant page loads and server rendering that Google rewards with rankings.

CMS

Payload CMS

A CMS you own outright — no per-seat licenses, no monthly platform tax.

Framework

React

The most battle-tested UI library on the web, backing your site and admin alike.

Language

TypeScript

Typed end to end, so bugs are caught before your customers ever see them.

Database

PostgreSQL

Boring, bulletproof, and free — the database banks trust, at $0 in licenses.

Database

MongoDB

Flexible document storage when your data model needs room to evolve.

Runtime

Node.js

One language across the whole stack means faster builds and fewer moving parts.

Styling

SCSS

Hand-crafted design systems — like the glass and nebula effects on this page.

Styling

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling that keeps interfaces consistent and shipping fast.

3D

Three.js

The starfield behind this text is live WebGL — the wow factor, when you want it.

API

GraphQL

Every site ships with a typed API for free — ready for apps and integrations.

Payments

Stripe

Payments trusted by millions of businesses, wired straight into your checkout.

Why it matters

Why this stack saves you money

Open source, $0 licenses

Enterprise CMS contracts run $30,000+ per year before a single page exists. This entire stack is open source — the money goes into your site, not license fees.

You own it, forever

Standard, widely-used technology any developer can maintain. If we ever part ways, you keep a codebase thousands of engineers understand — not a proprietary black box.

Performance is revenue

Sub-second loads, ~100 Lighthouse scores. Every 100ms of speed measurably lifts conversion, and Google ranks fast sites first.

One codebase, one bill

Site, CMS, and API live in a single Next.js app. That is one small hosting bill instead of three vendors invoicing you separately.

Great tech is only half the story.

See what it costs — and what it saves you — compared to a traditional agency build.