apps/web

The public-facing Aurea website — Next.js 15 with Payload CMS 3 as an embedded headless content backend.

Overview

apps/web is the public Aurea website. It runs on Next.js 15 (App Router) and embeds Payload CMS 3 directly in the Next.js process — no separate CMS server required.

Port: 3000
Package name: @aurea/web

Technology

Concern	Library
Framework	Next.js 15 (App Router, standalone output)
CMS	Payload CMS 3 (`@payloadcms/next`, `@payloadcms/db-postgres`)
Rich text	Payload Lexical editor
Styling	Tailwind CSS 4
UI components	`@repo/ui`
Database	PostgreSQL (`PAYLOAD_DATABASE_URL`)

Key environment variables

Variable	Description
`PAYLOAD_DATABASE_URL`	PostgreSQL connection string for Payload
`PAYLOAD_SECRET`	Payload session secret (generate a random 32-char string)
`NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL`	Canonical URL (e.g. `http://localhost:3000`)

Payload collections

Payload collections are defined in payload.config.ts. The CMS admin panel is available at http://localhost:3000/admin in development.

Scripts

bun run dev           # next dev --port 3000
bun run build         # next build
bun run start         # next start --port 3000
bun run generate:types  # payload generate:types