Magento PWA Studio gives you everything you need to create Progressive Web Application (PWA) storefronts powered by Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source. It provides tools to help you set up a development environment and libraries to create your own storefront components and extensions.
Magento PWA Studio Demo link https://venia.magento.com/
Benefits of PWA
- Unlimited UX Control
- Lightning-fast Web Performance
- Installable on Mobile and Desktop
- Small size
- Push notifications
- Instant updates
Read more: Headless Ecommerce Solutions
Minimum requirements
- A basic knowledge of React
- Node >= 14
- Yarn (recommended) or NPM
Steps To Install Magento PWS Studio
Step 1: Using the scaffolding tool to install Magento PWA Studio
PWA Studio provides a scaffolding tool to simplify project creation and help developers get started.
NPM
| npm init @magento/pwa |
(or)
Yarn
| yarn create @magento/pwa |
Step 2: Answer project setup questions
Project root directory – Specify which directory you want to install PWA studio
Magento instance – Provide your Magento instance domain by selecting Other
Install package dependencies with npm after creating the project – Select Yes
Step 3: Run PWA Studio in development mode
Start the dev server and do real-time development
NPM
| npm run watch |
(or)
Yarn
| yarn watch |
Once the command runs successfully you’ll see something like the below result.
| PWADevServer ready at http://0.0.0.0:10000/ GraphQL Playground ready at http://0.0.0.0:10000/graphiql |
Bingo!!
We installed PWA Studio in our local.
Update environment variables (optional)
Connect to an instance of Magento by specifying its public domain name.
| MAGENTO_BACKEND_URL=https://magento-instance.com //your magento running domain DEV_SERVER_PORT=0 // Default when not set: 0 |
More Details
PWA Dev doc https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/pwa-studio/tutorials/
Find the latest release of Magento PWA studio – https://github.com/magento/pwa-studio/releases
Find PWA Studio Venia features – https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/pwa-studio/integrations/adobe-commerce/features/
For common setup issues refer https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/pwa-studio/tutorials/setup-storefront/issues/
FAQ
What is PWA?
A progressive web app (PWA) is an app that’s built using web platform technologies, but that provides a user experience like that of a platform-specific app.
Benefits of using Magento PWA Studio?
Using PWA Studio, merchants can build their own high-performance PWA headless solutions, which are proven to increase user engagement, boost conversion rates, and diversify revenue streams.
Where we can find the latest release of Magento PWA Studio?
Find the latest release of Magento PWA studio: https://github.com/magento/pwa-studio/releases.
Where we can check compatibility for PWA Studio and Magento?
If you are working directly with the PWA Studio repository, make sure the version you are working with is compatible with your Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source backend. Refer: https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/pwa-studio/integrations/adobe-commerce/version-compatibility/
How does the Luma theme differ from the PWA Studio Storefront?
Unlike an Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source theme, a storefront application does not inherit from a parent theme. Instead, the application is composed of React modules that provide different pieces of functionality. These pieces can be swapped out to change behavior or even removed entirely.
What are the known limitations of the PWA Studio Storefront?
Page Builder integration within PWA Studio only supports Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source CMS Pages created with Page Builder. It does not support CMS Blocks, Product content, or Category content created with Page Builder. Staging and Preview are not supported. Know more about limitations: https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/pwa-studio/integrations/pagebuilder/limitations/
