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Guides, API references, and tutorials to help you build, customize, and scale your e-commerce platform.

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How to

How do I…?

Task-focused guides for the most common things teams build with Vendure, straight from the core documentation.

How do I build a multi-vendor marketplace?How do I sell digital products?How do I model configurable products?How do I add custom fields?How do I extend the GraphQL API?How do I take payments?How do I integrate a CMS?How do I store assets on S3 or R2?How do I add social login (OAuth)?How do I publish a plugin?
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Learning paths

Start where you are

Build a storefront

Use the GraphQL Shop API to power any frontend stack.

  1. 1Try the API
  2. 2Connect to the API
  3. 3Set up GraphQL codegen
  4. 4Pick a storefront starter
Extend the platform

Add custom entities, logic, and admin features with plugins.

  1. 1Learn the core concepts
  2. 2Write your first plugin
  3. 3Extend the GraphQL API
  4. 4Customize the Admin Dashboard
Evaluate Vendure

Assess the architecture, operations story, and commercial offering.

  1. 1Read the architecture overview
  2. 2Install locally
  3. 3Review deployment options
  4. 4Explore Vendure Cloud
Documentation packages

Browse the full documentation

The open-source core, community plugins, and the commercial Vendure Platform, all in one place.

Vendure CoreOSS
Guides and API reference for the open-source Vendure core framework
Community PluginsOSS
Open-source plugins built and maintained by the community
Vendure PlatformCommercial
Our enterprise-grade platform for complex B2B commerce
Community & Support

Get help when you need it

Discord communityAsk questions and swap solutions with other Vendure developers.
GitHub DiscussionsPropose features, discuss ideas, and follow the development of the core.
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