🚀 My Payload App

🎯 A modern, headless CMS built with Payload, Next.js, and Docker. Perfect for content management that doesn't get in your way!

✨ Features

• 🎨 Modern Admin Interface - Beautiful, intuitive content management
• 🔐 Authentication Ready - User management out of the box
• 📝 Rich Text Editor - Powered by Lexical for amazing content creation
• 🐳 Docker Compose - One-command development environment
• 🗄️ MongoDB - Flexible, scalable database with admin interface
• 🔒 Secure by Default - Environment variables and proper authentication
• ⚡ TypeScript - Full type safety throughout
• 🎯 API First - REST and GraphQL endpoints ready to go

🏗️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose	Version
🎯 Payload CMS	Headless CMS	3.40.0
⚡ Next.js	React Framework	15.3.3
🐳 Docker	Containerization	Latest
🍃 MongoDB	Database	7.0
📘 TypeScript	Type Safety	5.6.3
⚛️ React	UI Library	19.0.0

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• 🐳 Docker & Docker Compose
• 📦 Node.js 18+ (for local development)

🎬 Get Started in 3 Steps

# 1️⃣ Clone and navigate
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd my-payload-app

# 2️⃣ Fire up the engines! 🚀
npm run docker:up

# 3️⃣ Open your browser and enjoy! 🎉
# http://localhost:3000

That's it! 🎊 Your CMS is ready to rock!

🌐 Available Services

Service	URL	Description
🎯 Main App	http://localhost:3000	Your beautiful frontend
👤 Admin Panel	http://localhost:3000/admin	Content management magic
🗄️ Database Admin	http://localhost:8081	MongoDB management
🔌 API Endpoint	http://localhost:3000/api	REST & GraphQL APIs

🔧 Development Commands

# 🚀 Start everything (recommended)
npm run docker:up

# 🏗️ Rebuild and start
npm run docker:up:build

# 🛑 Stop all services
npm run docker:down

# 📋 View logs
npm run docker:logs

# 🔄 Generate types (when config changes)
npm run generate:types

# 🧹 Lint your code
npm run lint

📁 Project Structure

my-payload-app/
├── 🎯 payload.config.ts          # Payload configuration
├── 🔧 next.config.mjs            # Next.js setup
├── 🐳 docker-compose.yml         # Docker services
├── 📦 package.json               # Dependencies & scripts
├── 🔒 .env                       # Environment variables
├── 📝 payload-types.ts           # Generated types
└── 📂 src/
    └── 📂 app/
        ├── 🏠 layout.tsx          # Root layout
        ├── 📄 page.tsx            # Home page
        ├── 🔌 api/                # API routes
        └── 👤 (payload)/          # Admin interface

🎨 Collections

👥 Users

• 🔐 Authentication enabled
• 📧 Email-based login
• 🛡️ Role-based permissions

📄 Pages

• 📝 Rich text content with Lexical editor
• 🏷️ Title and content fields
• 🎯 Perfect for websites and blogs

🔒 Environment Variables

Create your .env file (check .env.example for reference):

# 🗄️ Database
DATABASE_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017/payload-app

# 🔐 Security
PAYLOAD_SECRET=your-super-secret-key

# 🌐 App
NEXT_PUBLIC_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:3000

🐳 Docker Services

Service	Purpose	Port
🎯 app	Next.js + Payload	3000
🍃 mongodb	Database	27017
🖥️ mongo-express	DB Admin UI	8081

🔧 Customization

Adding New Collections

1. 📝 Edit payload.config.ts
2. 🔄 Run npm run generate:types
3. 🚀 Restart with npm run docker:up:build

Custom Fields & Components

Check out the Payload documentation for:

• 🎨 Custom field types
• 🧩 Custom components
• 🎣 Hooks and lifecycle events
• 🔌 Plugin development

🚨 Troubleshooting

🐛 Common Issues

Admin panel shows config error?

# Try rebuilding
npm run docker:down
npm run docker:up:build

Database connection issues?

# Check if MongoDB is running
docker ps
# Restart services
npm run docker:down && npm run docker:up

Port conflicts?

• 🎯 App: Change port 3000 in docker-compose.yml
• 🍃 MongoDB: Change port 27017
• 🖥️ Mongo Express: Change port 8081

🔄 Staying Updated

📦 Check for Updates

# See available updates
npm outdated

# Check specific Payload packages
npm outdated payload @payloadcms/next @payloadcms/db-mongodb

🚀 Update Payload

# Update all Payload packages
npm update payload @payloadcms/next @payloadcms/db-mongodb @payloadcms/richtext-lexical

# Update to latest stable
npm install payload@latest

# After updates, always regenerate types!
npm run generate:types
npm run docker:up:build

🔔 Stay Informed

• ⭐ Star Payload on GitHub for release notifications
• 📖 Follow the Payload Blog for major updates
• 💬 Join Discord Community for discussions
• 🐦 Follow @payloadcms on Twitter

⚠️ Update Best Practices

# 1. Create update branch
git checkout -b update-payload

# 2. Update and test
npm update payload
npm run docker:up:build

# 3. Test admin panel & API endpoints

# 4. If all good, merge
git checkout main && git merge update-payload

💡 Pro Tip: Always read release notes for breaking changes before major updates!

🤝 Contributing

1. 🍴 Fork the repo
2. 🌟 Create your feature branch
3. ✨ Make your changes
4. 🧪 Test everything works
5. 🚀 Submit a pull request

📚 Resources

• 📖 Payload CMS Docs
• ⚡ Next.js Documentation
• 🐳 Docker Documentation
• 🍃 MongoDB Documentation

📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use this for your awesome projects! 🎉

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Made with ❤️ and lots of ☕

Happy coding! 🚀