Series Overview
A comprehensive guide to building production-ready multi-tenant applications with Payload CMS. Covers routing, tenant isolation, SEO, state management, and local development workflows.
All Articles in Series
Production-Ready Multi-Tenant Setup with Next.js & Payload
Hardcoded tenant routing with Next.js middleware and Payload CMS for isolated, high-performance enterprise deployments
Learn a production-ready Next.js multi-tenant setup using Payload CMS and middleware routing—hardcoded tenants for zero runtime lookups and maximum performance.
How to configure globals with multi-tenant plugin in Payload CMS
A practical guide to making “global” settings (like Navbar, Footer, and Business Info) truly tenant-specific in your Payload CMS multi-tenant setup.
Active Tenant Scoping vs Access Control: A Practical Guide
Why active tenant scoping matters: prevent wrong-tenant reads, enforce tenant filters, and secure multi-tenant…
Understand active tenant scoping versus access control. Learn concrete query patterns, route guards, and job fixes to stop wrong-tenant reads.
Dynamic Sitemap & Robots.txt for Next.js Multi-Tenant
Step-by-step guide to tenant detection, scoping Payload queries, and runtime sitemaps/robots for Next.js on Vercel
Dynamic sitemap Next.js: generate tenant-aware sitemap.xml and robots.txt with Payload CMS to prevent build failures, preserve tenant isolation, and improve…
Multi-Tenant Development Environment: 4-Step Local Guide
Set up production-like local domains with Next.js and Payload CMS to test tenant routing, previews, and SEO locally.
Create a production-like multi-tenant dev environment locally with Next.js and Payload CMS: map local domains, configure middleware, and preview tenant SEO.
Multi-Tenant SEO with Payload & Next.js — Complete Guide
Implement tenant-aware SEO with Payload CMS and Next.js: automated metadata, tenant branding, image URL…
Build multi-tenant SEO with Payload CMS and Next.js: auto-generate tenant-specific titles, descriptions, and image URLs with caching for scalable metadata.
Payload CMS Multi-Tenant: 5 Ways isGlobal Saves Data
Use isGlobal in Payload CMS to share master data across tenants, prevent duplication, and maintain consistent data…
Payload CMS multi-tenant: learn how the isGlobal flag creates shared global collections so you can avoid duplicate master data, streamline updates, and secure…
Active Tenant State Management & Admin Display in Payload CMS
Implement robust active tenant switching with cookie-based state management
Build a complete active tenant state management system for Payload CMS multi-tenant applications using Next.js cookies, with admin interface and middleware integration.
When to Use Multi-Tenant vs Access Control in Payload CMS: A Decision Framework
Choose isolation (multi-tenant) or flexibility (RBAC + tagging) based on real requirements
Understand when Payload CMS multi-tenant is the right choice versus role-based access control with tagging. Use this practical framework to avoid unnecessary isolation and keep flexibility where it matters.