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name: medusa
summary: "Medusa is an open-source, headless commerce platform built in TypeScript that provides modular building blocks—orders, carts, products, pricing, fulfillment—plus a customization framework so developers can build bespoke commerce backends without rewriting core commerce logic."
language: TypeScript
license: MIT
repo: https://github.com/medusajs/medusa
source: https://opensources.dev/resource/medusa
health: 100
---

# medusa

Medusa is an open-source, headless commerce platform built in TypeScript that provides modular building blocks—orders, carts, products, pricing, fulfillment—plus a customization framework so developers can build bespoke commerce backends without rewriting core commerce logic.

## Getting Started

The fastest way to get started is with [Medusa Cloud](https://medusajs.com/cloud/). It provides a managed environment optimized for Medusa applications, with automated deployments, scaling, and maintenance. [Get started on Medusa Cloud](https://cloud.medusajs.com)

To set up a Medusa application locally, visit the [Documentation](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn).

## About Medusa

Medusa is a commerce platform with a built-in framework for customization that allows you to build custom commerce applications without reinventing core commerce logic. The framework and modules can be used to support advanced B2B or DTC commerce stores, marketplaces, distributor platforms, PoS systems, service businesses, or similar solutions that need foundational commerce primitives. All commerce modules are open-source and freely available on npm.

Learn more about [Medusa’s architecture](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/advanced-development/architecture/overview) and [commerce modules](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/commerce-modules) in the Docs.

## Upgrades & Integrations

Follow the [Release Notes](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/releases) to keep your Medusa project up-to-date.

Check out all [available Medusa integrations](https://medusajs.com/integrations/).

## Community & Contributions

The core team is available in [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/discussions), where you can create issues, share ideas, and discuss roadmap.

Our [Contribution Guide](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) describes how to contribute to the codebase and Docs.

Join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/medusajs) to meet and discuss with more than 14,000 other community members.

## Other channels

- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/issues)
- [Community Discord](https://discord.gg/medusajs)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/medusajs)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/medusajs)
- [Medusa Blog](https://medusajs.com/blog/)

## License

Licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/blob/develop/LICENSE).