Business website with a CMS built into the app

A construction contractor needed a professional website his own team could update: new portfolio projects, client testimonials and business content — without calling a developer for every change.

Website in Next.js 16 with Payload CMS 3 running inside the app itself: a single deploy ships both the public site and the editing panel, with no separate services.

Content in PostgreSQL (Neon) and images in Firebase Storage; interface with Tailwind v4 and shadcn/ui on Base UI. The client edits projects, testimonials and copy in an access-controlled admin.