Vendure Core

The Open Source Foundation of Vendure — The Enterprise Commerce Platform

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What is Vendure Core

Vendure Core is the open source heart of Vendure, the enterprise commerce platform. Built with TypeScript and Node.js, it provides a robust foundation for building enterprise-grade digital commerce applications with exceptional scalability and maintainability.

Built for heavy customization: Extensible plugin architecture allows you to tailor every aspect of your commerce solution
Modern, AI-optimized tech stack: Built on TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL for outstanding performance and developer experience
Headless architecture: API-first design enables seamless multichannel commerce across any frontend
Enterprise-ready: Trusted by thousands of teams worldwide, from startups to Fortune 500 companies
Rich feature set: Comprehensive out-of-the-box functionality with customizable admin dashboard and commerce framework

Whether you're building a B2B platform, multi-vendor marketplace, or D2C storefront, Vendure Core provides the flexible foundation to create unique commerce experiences tailored to your business needs.

Getting Started

Visit our Getting Started guide to get Vendure Core up and running locally in less than 2 minutes with a single command.

Need Help? Our community is here to help, join our Discord for support and discussions!

Upgrades & Plugins

Patch releases ship monthly, minor releases quarterly. Check out our release notes to keep up-to-date with the latest releases.

Contribution

Contributions to Vendure Core are welcome and highly appreciated! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, or improving documentation, your help makes Vendure Core better for everyone.

Our Contribution Guide is covering everything from setting up your development environment to submitting your first pull request.

Ready to get started? Check out these issues for a good first task to start!

License

Vendure Core is licensed under the GPLv3 license. To learn more about the full Vendure platform and cloud offering, check out our pricing page.