Weekender: A full-stack e-commerce template built with React.

Alexandre Machado

Fullstack Engineer

MySQL

SQLite

TypeScript

E-Commerce

🛍️ Weekender: A full-stack template built with React, Laravel, and TailwindCSS

I built Weekender E-Commerce to explore how small online stores can achieve modern performance and design using open-source technologies. The goal was to create a scalable, production-ready stack that feels fast, secure, and easy to extend — perfect for real-world freelance or startup projects.

What I did:

Set up Laravel 11 API with Sanctum authentication

Developed a React + TypeScript frontend using TailwindCSS

Configured RESTful endpoints, migrations, and seeders

Automated deployment with Hostinger using deploy.sh

Implemented clean code practices with ESLint, Prettier, and GitHub Actions

Result: A polished, end-to-end e-commerce prototype ready for live deployment or customization. This project taught me how to bridge backend APIs with modern SPA workflows efficiently.

Perfect for real-world freelance or startup projects

🏗 Architecture

├── backend/          # Laravel 11 API Backend
│   ├── app/         # Application logic
│   ├── config/      # Configuration files
│   ├── database/    # Migrations, factories, seeders
│   ├── routes/      # API routes
│   └── ...
├── frontend/        # React + TypeScript Frontend
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/  # React components
│   │   ├── hooks/      # Custom hooks
│   │   ├── services/   # API services
│   │   ├── types/      # TypeScript type definitions
│   │   └── utils/      # Utility functions
│   └── ...
└── deploy.sh        # Deployment script

🚀 Results

End-to-end working prototype for small business e-commerce setups

Production-ready configuration with automated deploys

Optimized builds, type-safe code, and fast local development

Secure SPA login/logout and persistent user sessions

Clean responsive UI ready for product catalog integration

📦 Deliverables

✅ Source code (GitHub) ✅ Deployment setup ✅ REST API endpoints ✅ Example migrations and seeders ✅ Frontend + backend documentation

A polished, end-to-end e-commerce prototype ready for live deployment or customization.

📁 Project Structure

weekender-ecommerce/
├── backend/                 # Laravel Backend
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── Http/Controllers/
│   │   ├── Models/
│   │   └── Providers/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── database/
│   │   ├── migrations/
│   │   ├── factories/
│   │   └── seeders/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── api.php
│   │   └── web.php
│   └── ...
├── frontend/               # React Frontend
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── hooks/
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   ├── types/
│   │   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── App.tsx
│   │   └── main.tsx
│   ├── public/
│   └── ...
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/         # GitHub Actions
├── deploy.sh             # Deployment script
├── DEPLOYMENT.md         # Deployment guide
└── package.json          # Root package.json

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Posted Nov 5, 2025

Developed a scalable e-commerce platform using Laravel and React for small retailers.

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