Payload embedded in Next
Front end (`app/(frontend)`) and admin (`app/(payload)`) live in a single deployment, with a GraphQL endpoint generated by Payload.
Private aviation · 2025 – 2026
Next.js 16 and Payload 3.65 for a private jet operator.
One application, front end and admin in the same deployment. Four aircraft pages, an editorial journal, Server Actions and GraphQL.
- Client
- FliteWatch
- Sector
- Private aviation
- Year
- 2025 – 2026
- Role
- Full-stack development
EngagementAgence Malo
- 4 aircraft pages
- 6 public routes
- Next.js 16.0.7
- Payload 3.65.0
- 16 commits
Context
FliteWatch manages and operates a fleet of Falcon 7X, Falcon 8X, Challenger 604 and Global 5000 aircraft: management, charter, sales and consulting.
The site has to convince demanding owners and charter clients while publishing news regularly.
The challenge
- 01Present each aircraft with its performance, cabin and capabilities — without drowning the reader.
- 02Run an editorial journal while keeping performance high on heavy visuals.
- 03Stay on a maintainable base: one application, no unnecessary microservices.
What I built
Server Actions for reads
Fleet and journal data is read on the server, with no intermediate REST route. The client bundle stays light.
Aircraft pages and journal
Four technical pages, editorial articles and Embla carousels inside a HeroUI interface.
Moving to Next 16
Upgraded to Next 16.0.7, React 19.1 and Payload 3.65 as soon as they were available, with Motion for transitions.
Architecture
- 01
Embedded Payload 3.65
- 02
Server Actions + GraphQL
- 03
Next.js 16 App Router
- 04
Vercel
Stack
- Next.js 16
- React 19
- PayloadCMS 3.65
- PostgreSQL
- HeroUI
- Motion
- Embla
- Vercel
- TypeScript
What's next
Strengthen technical SEO — sitemap, structured data, internal linking — and add respectful analytics.
Transparency
No performance figures are published: audience and conversion data belong to the clients. The technical facts cited — versions, volume, languages — are verifiable.
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