IPILE — Frontend Web Client

Contemporary African luxury — crafted around you. The IPILE web client is the customer, maker, merchant, and admin front end for a bespoke African fashion marketplace.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router) + React 19
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 4 + IPILE editorial design tokens
• Typography: Cormorant Garamond (editorial) & Inter (interface)
• Networking: Axios + Socket.IO Client

Brand

• Warm Ivory #F5F0E8 canvas, Obsidian Black #171717 chrome and type
• Craft Copper #B8734E accents, Ink Blue #1F2A42 depth
• Logo: public/img/logo.png (ivory/copper, for dark surfaces) and public/img/logo-ink-trim.png (ink variant for light surfaces)
• Full design guidance: docs/DESIGN.md

Languages

English, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo are supported. The language picker lives in the navbar and the choice is stored in the NEXT_LOCALE cookie. Copy lives in src/i18n/dictionaries/; see docs/I18N.md to add strings or another language.

Quick Start

1. Environment Configuration

cp .env.example .env.local

2. Install Dependencies & Run

pnpm install
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser.

Testing & Build

pnpm lint          # ESLint
pnpm build         # Production Turbopack build