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Fallback Storefronts

The Problem

When the primary store goes down, most businesses do not have a place to send customers; they have an apology.

What SovereignStack does

Fallback Storefronts is a SovereignStack pattern for keeping a stripped-down secondary storefront ready — different host, different DNS path, prepared in advance and tested before it is the only option.

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This page is part of an evolving series. The structural outline above reflects how SovereignStack thinks about this problem; deeper essays, diagrams, and checklists are added as they are field-tested.

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