Medusa Express

Medusa is an open-source headless commerce engine that enables developers to create amazing digital commerce experiences.

Built with

Medusa: Commerce engine

Next.js: React framework

Stripe: Payment provider

Medusa React: Hooks and components for Medusa

Prerequisites: To use Medusa Express, you need a Medusa server. Check out medusa-starter-default for a quick setup.

🚀 Get started!

1. Create your Medusa Express project

Use npx and select medusa.express (recommended)

  npx create-medusa-app@latest

Use git clone

  git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/medusajs/medusa-express-nextjs medusa-express

2. Navigate to project and install dependencies

  cd <your-express-folder>
  
  yarn
  # or
  npm install

3. Link your Medusa server

In your project, you should have a .env.template file with the following content:

NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:9000

Copy the template into a file used for local development:

mv .env.template .env.local

Add Stripe API key as environment variable to complete orders:

# Stripe key is required for completing orders
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_API_KEY=pk_test_... 

Your Medusa server runs locally on port 9000 by default. Make sure to update the above environment variable, if you've changed the port.

4. Try it out!

Start up both your Medusa server and Medusa Express and try it out!

Medusa Express is running at http://localhost:8000!

Important: Medusa Express requires existing product. Either seed your Medusa server with some dummy products, or create your own through Medusa Admin.