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Medusa engineering writing
Development, integrations, performance, and operations notes written by the u11d engineering team.
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Compare WooCommerce, Shopify, and Medusa for bullion e-commerce. See which platform best handles live spot pricing, formula-based premiums, and checkout locking.
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Headless commerce is no longer an experiment; it’s now the default choice for brands that want to grow fast, keep costs under control, and stay flexible. On the short list of open solutions, three names appear most often: Medusa JS, Saleor, and Vendure. Each of these platforms offers an API-first architecture, an…
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Architectural guidance for transactional pricing: spot quotes, checkout locks, and auditability for volatile assets.
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How Medusa stores can handle live market prices for gold, silver, and other spot-priced goods using open-source dynamic pricing.
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A developer guide to adding real-time gold and silver pricing to Medusa using Fluctum, including SSE updates and checkout price locks.
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Medusa.js is one of the most exciting headless platforms in the e-commerce world. Its strength lies in its open-source nature, modern API-first architecture, and growing support from the developer community. While the Medusa “core” enables you to launch an online store, it’s the plugins and integrations that…
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Learn how we built seamless Medusa ERP integration with Base.com. Automate product, inventory & order sync for scalable e-commerce operations.
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Automate US sales tax with Avalara and Medusa. Avoid audit penalties, eliminate manual errors, and streamline multi-state tax compliance for growing eCommerce stores.
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Simplify complex e-commerce tax calculations with Avalara AvaTax and Medusa. Learn how to integrate the @u11d/medusa-avalara plugin for automated, real-time tax compliance and transaction reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
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Learn how to test your Medusa e-commerce store: unit, integration, E2E, performance and security testing to scale reliably and protect revenue.
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Learn how to load test the Medusa.js checkout flow using k6. Step-by-step script, executors, metrics (p95/p99), scaling strategy, and FAQs to improve performance and reliability.
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Learn the Medusa checkout flow in 7 steps: create cart, add items, set shipping, initialize payment collection, session, and complete order with curl examples.
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