Deploying an e-commerce store requires a production database, secure environment variables, and careful testing of the checkout flow.

# Push schema to production database
npx prisma migrate deploy

DATABASE_URL=your_production_db_url
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_... (if using Stripe)
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_live_...

To add real payments:

npm install @stripe/stripe-js @stripe/react-stripe-js

Create a Payment Intent API route:

import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
import Stripe from 'stripe'

const stripe = new Stripe(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY!)

export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const { amount } = await request.json()

  const paymentIntent = await stripe.paymentIntents.create({
    amount: Math.round(amount * 100), // Convert to cents
    currency: 'usd',
  })

  return NextResponse.json({ clientSecret: paymentIntent.client_secret })
}

• Database migrations have run on production
• Environment variables are configured
• Cart persists correctly across sessions
• Checkout flow works end-to-end
• Order confirmation page displays correctly
• Payment processing works (if integrated)
• Email notifications are configured (optional)

Deploying an e-commerce store requires database setup, environment variables for payments, and thorough testing of the checkout flow. Always test a complete purchase flow after deployment.