Context

Levego & Beenbe started as a practical full-stack project: build a rental platform where users can publish listings without admin intervention, while still keeping payments and media handling production-ready. The goal was a clean UX for renters and an easy publishing flow for property owners.

What We Built

• User-created listings with structured property details and media uploads.
• Stripe-based checkout flow for secure online payments.
• CMS-backed content model using PayloadCMS for flexible listing management.
• Responsive UI designed from Figma components and translated to reusable frontend blocks.
• Cloud media storage and deployment setup for stable asset delivery.

Architecture and Stack

• Frontend: Next.js + React for the listing flow, browsing pages, and checkout UI.
• Content model: PayloadCMS to keep listing structure and content updates manageable.
• Payments: Stripe for payment sessions and transaction safety.
• Design workflow: Figma to define the UX before implementation.
• Infrastructure: Coolify deployment and Cloudflare R2 media storage.

Build Process

I approached implementation in four phases:

1. Domain modeling first - I defined listing and media structures early to avoid expensive schema rewrites later.
2. Design-to-code pipeline - I converted Figma sections into reusable frontend components instead of one-off page markup.
3. Payments integration - I added Stripe after the listing flow was stable, so payment edge cases were isolated and easier to test.
4. Deployment hardening - I moved media to object storage and validated the app in production-like hosting.

Challenges and Learnings

• Ensuring payment reliability required careful handling of session state and failure paths.
• Large listing media needed storage separation to keep app responses fast.
• Keeping UX simple while supporting both owners and renters pushed us toward clearer component boundaries.

Result

The final product is a complete rental platform with real user listing flow, secure payments, and maintainable architecture. For my portfolio, this project demonstrates end-to-end ownership: product thinking, design implementation, backend integration, and production deployment.