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Get started with Medusa: the open-source alternative to Shopify

Stripe Redis React Node.js Next.js
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    Online payment processing for internet businesses. Stripe is a suite of payment APIs that powers commerce for online businesses of all sizes. Use Stripe’s payment platform to accept and process payments online for easy-to-use commerce solutions.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    To add the Stripe integration, first copy the .env.template to .env.local:.

    #Online Payments #Recurring Billing #eCommerce Tools 242 social mentions

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    Redis is an open source in-memory data structure project implementing a distributed, in-memory key-value database with optional durability.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    You can still use it as a whole and you will get a great development and user experience. The backend is built on Node.js, Express, and by default SQLite when you first install the server with the option to use PostgreSQL and Redis.

    #Key-Value Database #NoSQL Databases #Databases 185 social mentions

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    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Medusa introduces create-medusa-app. If you've used React before, before, you will notice that this is similar to create-react-app. By using this tool, you will be able to set up the 3 components of the platform all at once.

    #Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework 775 social mentions

  4. Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications
    Before we start, make sure you install Node.js if you have not. You will also need NPM but it will install with Node.js when you install it.

    #Runtime #JavaScript Runtime #JavaScript 789 social mentions

  5. A small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript apps
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    For the frontend, you have the option to use a starter storefront built with either Next.js or Gatsby. As with both options, you will end up with a static website that connects to the headless server, the speed of your website is almost guaranteed to be fast.

    #Developer Tools #Web Frameworks #JavaScript Framework 924 social mentions

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