Stagea Stuff Platform
Monorepo for Nissan Stagea owners β parts discovery, fitment notes, and community tooling born from JDM import logistics pain.
Project focus
Software
Key Features
Parts catalog direction
Wiki cross-links
Import logistics context
Scope of work
Turn Stagea ownership from markup-driven parts hunting into a platform problem:
- Document import, title, and compliance lessons from buying a JDM Stagea
- Start
heff0/stagea-stuffmonorepo for catalogue, fitment, and wiki-style cross-links - Separate community content from future commerce (
heff-shophandles checkout) - Publish stageastuff.com as the public face while repo structure evolves
- Capture opaque supply-chain pain as structured data instead of forum lore
Out of scope: nationwide warehouse, same-day shipping, OEM Nissan API access.
Timeline
| Phase | Window | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle import | 2024 | Stagea on the ground β admin reality sets in |
| Problem framing | Nov 2024 | Parts search friction documented |
| Monorepo start | Dec 2024 | stagea-stuff repo + public site direction |
| Content seed | Dec 2024 | Origin narrative published (blog) |
| Platform iteration | 2025+ | Catalogue and fitment modules (ongoing) |
Stack & BOM (planned / emerging)
| Layer | Choice |
|---|---|
| Site | Astro-based properties on homelab cluster |
| Data | Repo-first content; Keystatic-style editorial where needed |
| Commerce handoff | Saleor via heff-shop when checkout matures |
| Hosting | Proxmox VMs behind Traefik/Caddy |
Deliverables
- Public origin story and site shell
- Monorepo with documented intent (parts + fitment + wiki)
- Separation of concerns from commerce repo
- Full fitment database (in progress)
- Vendor ingestion pipeline (planned)
Outcomes
- Named the real enemy: logistics and information asymmetry, not horsepower
- Created durable home for Stagea-specific knowledge outside generic forums
- Fed requirements into homelab and shop projects downstream
Constraints
- Niche market β data quality beats feature count
- Import compliance varies by state; platform must not pretend to be legal advice
Build log & narrative
Scope, timeline, and BOM live here. For decisions, debugging stories, and longer context, read the related blog post.
Read the blog postCompleted on: Dec 8, 2024