Vercel integration

What Vercel is

Vercel is a frontend cloud platform that automates deployments from Git, distributes assets across a global edge network, and provides serverless function execution — making it the most common hosting target for Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, and other JavaScript-framework builds.

How we integrate Vercel with Shopify

When Ecom Majesty builds a headless Shopify storefront, Vercel is the default deployment and hosting platform. The integration involves connecting the project's Git repository to Vercel for CI/CD (preview deployments on every pull request, production deployments on merge to main), configuring environment variables for Shopify Storefront API tokens and any other service credentials, and setting up domain routing so the Vercel deployment sits at the client's primary domain while Shopify handles checkout at a checkout subdomain. Vercel's edge network handles static asset caching, while serverless functions manage API routes that proxy to Shopify's Admin API where a backend layer is needed.

What the work involves

• Headless storefront repo connected to Vercel for CI/CD — preview deploys per pull request, production on merge.
• Environment variables configured for Shopify Storefront API tokens and other service credentials.
• Domain routing set so Vercel serves the primary domain while Shopify handles checkout at a subdomain.
• Edge caching for static assets, with serverless functions proxying to the Admin API where a backend is needed.