Quick: An internal hosting platform for the AI era (2026) - Shopify

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This post details the architecture and evolution of Quick, an internal hosting platform. It describes the initial architecture using Google Cloud Storage, NGINX, and gcsfuse for serving static assets, with Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) for authentication. It then details the addition of backend services via APIs, including a CloudSQL database, AI proxy, file uploads, BigQuery integration, WebSockets, and an Identity API. The post also discusses the platform's philosophy of simplicity, its adoption driven by AI-generated websites, and its emergent ecosystem. Maintenance aspects like rate limiting and migration from Node.js to Go are also covered.