Modernizing Qatar’s Largest Community Portal: A Decoupled Migration Strategy
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Case Study
Category
Web Developement
Date
04 February, 2025
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Executive Summary
Qatar Living, a platform serving millions of daily active users, faced a critical performance bottleneck and the impending End-of-Life (EOL) of Drupal 7. We engineered a high-performance, decoupled architecture that reduced server load and ensured lightning-fast response times even during peak traffic hours.
The Challenge
- Healthcare
Drupal 7 was becoming obsolete, posing security risks and limited flexibility.
- Real Estate
Drupal 7 was becoming obsolete, posing security risks and limited flexibility.
- Security
Drupal 7 was becoming obsolete, posing security risks and limited flexibility.
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Solution
We moved away from a traditional “all-in-one” website to a Decoupled (Headless) System:
- Backend (Drupal Latest):
Upgraded to the latest Drupal version to serve strictly as a robust Content Management System (CMS).
- Peak Performance:
Upgraded to the latest Drupal version to serve strictly as a robust Content Management System (CMS).
- Peak Performance:
Upgraded to the latest Drupal version to serve strictly as a robust Content Management System (CMS).
Executive Summary
Qatar Living, a platform serving millions of daily active users, faced a critical performance bottleneck and the impending End-of-Life (EOL) of Drupal 7. We engineered a high-performance, decoupled architecture that reduced server load and ensured lightning-fast response times even during peak traffic hours.
- Peak Performance:
The decoupled nature means the frontend doesn't "wait" on the backend database, resulting in a 60%+ improvement in Time to First Byte (TTFB).
- Peak Performance:
The decoupled nature means the frontend doesn't "wait" on the backend database, resulting in a 60%+ improvement in Time to First Byte (TTFB).
- Peak Performance:
The decoupled nature means the frontend doesn't "wait" on the backend database, resulting in a 60%+ improvement in Time to First Byte (TTFB).
Technology Stack
- Drupal (Latest) – Headless CMS
- Next.js / React – SSR Frontend
- Node.js – API Layer
- Elasticsearch – Search & Query Engine
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