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  Vendure
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    Own Your Commerce. Build Without Workarounds. Ship Faster.
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## What is Vendure 

Vendure is an open-source headless 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 provides the flexible foundation to create unique commerce experiences tailored to your business needs.

## Getting Started

Visit our [Getting Started guide](https://docs.vendure.io/guides/getting-started/installation/) to get Vendure up and running locally in _less than 2 minutes_ with a single command.

**Need Help?** Our community is here to help, join [our Discord](https://www.vendure.io/community) for support and discussions!

## Upgrades & Plugins 

New updates get released on a bi-weekly cadence, check out our [release notes](https://github.com/vendurehq/vendure/releases) to keep up-to-date with the latest releases.

Have a look at all of our [ready-made Vendure plugins](https://vendure.io/plugins?page=1).

## Contribution

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

Our **[Contribution Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md)** is covering everything from setting up your development environment to submitting your first pull request.

**Ready to get started?** Check out [these issues](https://github.com/vendurehq/vendure/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22%F0%9F%91%8B%20contributions%20welcome%22) for a good first task to start!

## License

Licensed under the [GPLv3 license](./LICENSE.md). Commercial license (VCL) [available](https://vendure.io/pricing).
