Create our custom store

After you install and set up your programming environment, we can create our custom store and customize the storefront. We must ensure that the store server is properly configured, and that the store assets are moved to the Store server.

• Store architecture
  WebSphere Commerce separates individual front-end storefronts from the servers on which they rely. This architecture increases security, scalability, flexibility in server topology, and improves the ease of development and deployment of stores and store customizations.

• Creating and configuring our custom store
  We can create and configure our custom store in your Externalized Customization workspace through the configuration and execution of a Gradle script. We can then configure the store assets, sample data, and use your Externalized Customization workspace to customize that store.

• Customizing the store
  After you review the WebSphere Commerce store architecture and create our custom store, we can use the programming environment to customize the store.