production-web-projects

The process, not just the result. by Prithwish Saha · 1 update

1. #1 · 27 Aug 2026

   Building & Deploying 3 Real-World Websites with Next.js, React & PostgreSQL

   Over the past few weeks, I’ve been building and deploying three real-world web projects, each with a different business requirement and technical scope. ## 🚀 Projects ### 1. PSDigiLabs Live: www.psdigilabs.in My own digital services and development portfolio, built as a production-ready business website rather than just a static portfolio. Key work included: * Next.js App Router architecture * React + TypeScript development * Tailwind CSS responsive UI * Mobile-first responsive design * Service and pricing pages * Contact and lead-generation workflow * PostgreSQL database integration using Neon * Server-side API routes for lead capture * Make.com webhook integration * Google Sheets lead workflow * Custom-domain deployment * Vercel production deployment * Cloudflare DNS and email routing * SEO foundations including sitemap and robots.txt * Git/GitHub version control ### 2. Ritika Jaiswal Fashion Live: www.ritikajaiswalfashion.com A luxury fashion website developed with a strong focus on visual presentation, responsive design and content management. Key work included: * Next.js + React + TypeScript * Tailwind CSS * Responsive luxury-fashion UI * Product/collection management * Admin dashboard * CMS-driven content * Image and media management * Customer authentication * Google sign-in * Customer testimonial workflow * Testimonial moderation * Role-based admin functionality * PostgreSQL/Supabase integration * Row Level Security * Dynamic blogs and media pages * SEO administration * Hero video optimisation * Vercel deployment ### 3. Creative Monks Live: www.creativemonks.in A cinematic photography and creative-services website designed around portfolio presentation and customer enquiries. Key work included: * Next.js + TypeScript * Responsive frontend development * Supabase/PostgreSQL backend * CMS-driven stories, films and commercial projects * Dynamic service and package pages * Contact/enquiry management * Admin dashboard * Customer testimonial system * Moderation workflow * Authentication and database security * SEO management * Google Analytics 4 integration * Responsive testimonial marquee * Vercel deployment ## 🧠 What I Learned These projects gave me practical experience across much more than frontend development. I worked through the complete lifecycle: Requirement Analysis → UI/UX → Development → Database → Authentication → APIs → Testing → Git/GitHub → Deployment → DNS → Analytics → Automation I also spent considerable time debugging real production issues involving responsive layouts, database permissions, authentication, email delivery, deployment configuration and third-party integrations. One of the biggest lessons was that building a production website is not only about writing code. It requires understanding the business requirement, designing the workflow, integrating multiple systems, testing edge cases and maintaining the application after deployment. ## 🛠️ Technologies Next.js • React • TypeScript • JavaScript • Tailwind CSS • PostgreSQL • Neon • Supabase • REST APIs • Git • GitHub • Vercel • Cloudflare • GA4 • Make.com These projects are helping me build practical experience across full-stack web development, business workflow automation, QA/testing and technical project implementation. #nextjs #react #typescript #postgresql #webdevelopment #fullstack #showcase
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