Overview
Zamykayka is a full-featured e-commerce platform built to manage products, orders, carts, payments, and delivery workflows. The goal of the project was to create a high-performance online marketplace with a modern architecture, fast frontend, scalable backend, and reliable infrastructure. The platform is optimized for speed, SEO, and easy future expansion.
Key Features
Product & Inventory Management
A modular Laravel-based API handles products, categories, filters, translations, and SEO. Redis caching reduces load on MySQL and improves response times, even with a large number of products.
Cart, Checkout & Order Processing
The backend contains dedicated modules for cart, checkout, and orders. Heavy operations such as sending emails and notifications are processed in background queues using Redis.
Modern Next.js Frontend
The platform uses Next.js with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui to create a fast, mobile-friendly, SEO-optimized interface.
Performance & Reliability
The project is hosted on a VPS server with Nginx and automated backups. Redis caching and queue processing keep the API fast under high traffic.
Technologies Used
Backend
- PHP, Laravel
- MySQL
- Redis (cache + queues)
- Database Queue
- Nginx
- VPS with automated backups
Frontend
- JavaScript, Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- shadcn/ui
Challenges & Learnings
Supporting thousands of products required database optimization and aggressive caching. Redis ensured fast cart and catalog operations while offloading load from MySQL. On the frontend, the challenge was to keep the UI lightweight and fast while supporting dynamic filters, translations, and SEO-friendly routing.
Outcome
Zamykayka provides:
- fast page load and API response times
- reliable order processing
- efficient product management
- infrastructure ready for scaling
This project demonstrates strong experience in building real-world e-commerce systems using modern web technologies and production-ready infrastructure.
