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Standard Architecture Setup for Cloud-Native Web & Shopify Projects in the US

Before you write a single line of code, you need a solid architecture. Stralya’s Standard Architecture Setup gives your US-based web or Shopify ecommerce project a secure, scalable, and maintainable foundation – designed by senior cloud-native experts and delivered at a fixed price.
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Deliverables

What You Receive with Our Standard Architecture Setup

The Standard Architecture Setup is a concrete, production-ready package – not just advisory slides. At the end of the engagement, you own a complete, documented architecture that your team, your Shopify website designers, and your partners can operate and evolve with confidence.

Core Architecture Deliverables

Cloud account and environment structure aligned with your organisation (dev, staging, production, and additional environments as needed)."
Network and security design, including VPCs/VNets, subnets, security groups, and access control policies.
CI/CD pipelines configured for your main applications and services, with automated builds, tests, and deployments."
Logging, monitoring, and basic alerting stack set up using cloud-native or best-of-breed tools.
Standardised configuration management and environment variables strategy.
Baseline performance and reliability standards (e.g., health checks, readiness probes, scaling rules).
Architecture diagrams and technical decision records, accessible to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Operational guidelines for deployments, rollbacks, and incident response at a practical level.

Optional Add-ons

Security hardening and compliance alignment for regulated sectors (e.g., government, finance, healthcare).
Disaster recovery and multi-region or multi-availability zone strategies.
Custom dashboards for business and technical KPIs tailored to your leadership team.
Architecture review of existing systems with a concrete migration or remediation plan.
Hands-on support to onboard and coach your internal team, your Shopify web developers, or partner agencies on the new architecture.
Performance testing and tuning based on expected traffic patterns in the US, including load profiles for peak ecommerce periods on your Shopify or custom web properties.
Every organisation in the US has its own constraints, from internal governance to sector-specific regulations. Our Standard Architecture Setup is intentionally opinionated but remains flexible: we adapt it to your reality while preserving the rigour, reliability, and clarity that define Stralya’s work across web platforms and Shopify web development.

Key Benefits for US-Based Organisations

Clarity and Control from Day One
You gain a clear view of how your platform is structured, how it scales, and how it is secured. This reduces uncertainty for leadership and gives your technical team—and any Shopify website developer or agency—a solid reference to work from.
Faster, Safer Delivery of Features
With CI/CD, environments, and standards in place, your developers can focus on business features instead of constantly fixing infrastructure issues. Time-to-market improves without sacrificing quality, whether you are shipping new web features or rolling out fresh Shopify website design ideas.
Optimised Investment and Reduced Rework
A solid architecture reduces the hidden costs of refactoring, firefighting, and vendor lock-in. Your budget is invested in a foundation that will support your web and Shopify ecommerce platform for years, not months, and gives you clearer benchmarks when assessing Shopify web designer cost.
A Long-Term Technical Partner in the US
Beyond the initial setup, Stralya can stay by your side as a strategic partner: advising on key decisions, supporting complex evolutions, and ensuring your architecture keeps pace with your ambitions across custom web initiatives, Shopify website development, and broader ecommerce growth.

Delivery Approach

How We Deliver Your Standard Architecture Setup

Our approach is designed for US-based decision-makers who want clarity, accountability, and tangible outcomes. Every Standard Architecture Setup is delivered by senior cloud-native specialists, following a structured but pragmatic process. You always know what we are doing, why we are doing it, and what you will receive at each stage – whether your focus is a custom web platform, a Shopify website design, or a broader ecommerce ecosystem.

We start with focused workshops with your CTO, product owner, ecommerce lead, or project manager. Together, we clarify business objectives, compliance constraints, traffic expectations, integration points, and internal capabilities. This ensures the architecture is adapted to your real-world context in the US market, across both web platforms and Shopify web development services, not just to generic best practices.
Our senior architects design a cloud-native reference architecture covering environments, networking, security layers, data flows, and deployment strategy. For Shopify projects, we also define how your store, apps, and integrations plug into the wider ecosystem. We present a clear, visual architecture proposal, validate it with your technical stakeholders, and refine it until it meets both your strategic and operational needs.
We implement the agreed architecture using infrastructure-as-code and proven tooling. This typically includes environment setup, CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, alerting, and security baselines. For ecommerce clients, we align this with your Shopify website development services or other storefronts. Our focus is to deliver a production-ready foundation that your team can start building on immediately.
We deliver clear, structured documentation of your architecture, including diagrams, technical decisions, and operational guidelines. A dedicated handover session ensures your internal team, your Shopify development company, or partner vendors understand how to work within this architecture safely and efficiently.
If you wish, Stralya can stay involved to support your team, review major technical decisions, and evolve the architecture as your platform grows. This can be done through a maintenance SLA or selective senior staff augmentation for high-value missions, including scaling your web platform, refining Shopify website design packages, and supporting Shopify custom app development.

Popular Questions

Find Commonly Asked Questions

This service is designed for organisations in the US that treat their web or ecommerce platform as a critical asset: startups and scale-ups preparing for growth, SMEs and enterprises undergoing digital transformation, and public or regulated entities with strict reliability and security requirements. It is ideal if you want a solid, cloud-native foundation before scaling web development or investing heavily in Shopify web design and development.
While the exact scope depends on your context, a Standard Architecture Setup typically includes: cloud account and environment structure, networking and security layers, CI/CD pipelines, logging and monitoring stack, basic alerting, environment segregation (dev/stage/prod), and documentation. For ecommerce clients, we also consider how your Shopify website design, apps, and third-party services integrate into this foundation. We define the full scope with you during the discovery phase and commit to it in a fixed-price proposal.
For a typical web or Shopify project, the Standard Architecture Setup is delivered within 2–4 weeks from project kickoff, depending on the complexity of your requirements and the responsiveness of your stakeholders. For more complex, regulated, or multi-region architectures, timelines may be adjusted accordingly, but always agreed upfront.
Yes. Many US clients ask Stralya to design and implement the architecture, then let their internal team, a Shopify web developer, or an existing vendor handle feature development. We structure our documentation and handover sessions so that external teams can adopt the architecture with minimal friction, while you keep full ownership and visibility.
Absolutely. For projects that are unstable, hard to maintain, or stuck in delivery, a Standard Architecture Setup can act as a reset. We analyse the current situation, define a target architecture, and implement a structured foundation that stabilises the project and allows you to move forward with confidence—whether the issues are with a custom web app, a Shopify ecommerce store, or both.
Yes. The Standard Architecture Setup is delivered as a fixed-price project with a clearly defined scope, deliverables, and timeline. This aligns with our project-first philosophy and gives you financial visibility and control from the start, making it easier to plan around Shopify web designer cost and other web development investments.

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