StretchShop is an open-source e-commerce REST API (with a compiled Vue SPA in public/). It is built for shops that want control over design, catalog, checkout, and deployment — without starting from a blank framework.

It runs on Node.js and the Moleculer microservices framework, so the same codebase can run as a monolith or as split services (Docker compose layouts under docker/).

• Site: https://stretchshop.app/
• Live demo (microservices): https://demo.stretchshop.app/
• Wiki: https://github.com/StretchShop/StretchShop/wiki
• Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md

License: GPL-3.0. Current package version: 0.7.5. Requires Node.js 22.23+.

Three install paths — pick the one that matches how you want to work:

1. npm — your own project. Fastest way to get a development shop with demo data.
2. Docker — compose stacks (monolith, micro, or mixed) for a containerized demo or production-shaped layout.
3. Git — this repository, for contributors and anyone who wants the source.

git clone https://github.com/StretchShop/StretchShop.git
cd StretchShop
cp .env.example .env
npm install          # also loads demo data (postinstall)
npm run dev          # http://localhost:3000

MongoDB 7 must be running (MONGO_URI, default mongodb://localhost:27017/stretchshop_demo).

The Vue source is not in this repo. Customize UI in stretchshop-front-vue and copy the production build into public/app/.