Launch an e-commerce store
Open your store. Products, cart, checkout, all wired and ready to sell.
Categories: ecommerce, online store, shop, products, cart, checkout, shopify, stripe, inventory, sell
Tools that power the Launch an e-commerce store stack
Shopify — E-commerce platform
All-in-one hosted store with product catalog, cart, and checkout built in
Stripe — Payment processing
Accept credit cards, Apple Pay, and 135+ currencies with developer-friendly APIs
Snipcart — Add-on cart
Drop a shopping cart onto any existing website without rebuilding it
Medusa — Headless commerce
Open-source commerce engine you self-host and customize completely
Setup guide
- Shopify: Sign up for a Shopify trial and choose a theme from the Theme Store. Add your first products with photos, pricing, and stock levels. Configure your store currency and payment methods in Settings → Payments. (open)
- Stripe: Create a Stripe account and complete business verification. In Shopify go to Settings → Payments, select Stripe as your payment provider, and connect your Stripe account. Run a test transaction using Stripe's test card 4242 4242 4242 4242 to confirm the checkout flow works end to end. (open)
- Snipcart: If you have an existing site rather than Shopify, sign up for Snipcart and paste their two script tags into your HTML. Add data-item attributes to your product buy buttons. Snipcart intercepts clicks and renders a full cart and checkout UI without any backend code. (open)
- Medusa: Run npx create-medusa-app in your terminal to scaffold the backend and storefront. Configure your database connection and Stripe plugin in medusa-config.js. Deploy the Medusa server to Railway or Render and connect it to a Next.js storefront for a fully custom headless experience. (open)