DEV Community: Rigby

Announcing Mercur 1.0: Marketplace Platform without Limits

Rigby — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:14:50 +0000

We’ve just released version 1.0 of Mercur - marketplace platform built on top od Medusa.

It’s designed for teams building custom, multi-vendor commerce experiences - with full control over features, data, and infrastructure.

Key highlights:

• Admin Panel: Global product catalog, commissions, vendor & product approvals, request handling, vendor reviews, Stripe Connect auto payouts, TalkJS messaging.
• Vendor Panel: Store customization, product & inventory management, order fulfillment, customer groups, promotions, price lists, reviews, buyer communication.
• Customer-facing Storefront: B2C Marketplace storefront, Algolia-powered filtering and search, multi-vendor cart & checkout, order splitting & tracking, vendor’s reviews, rating, and chat.

Explore the 1.0 release → https://www.mercurjs.com/updates/mercur-1-0-release

Mercur - Open source marketplace platform to build and iterate fast

Rigby — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:13:14 +0000

In 2024, we built Mercur - an open source marketplace platform, with Medusa as a foundation, designed for projects that want full control over their ecosystem.

Originally Mercur was a simple backend starter, but we are currently developing it into a fully-fledged platform with a complete Next.js frontend, vendor panel, key marketplace functionalities and integrations like Stripe Connect, Resend, Easypost, and much more. All available for everyone - developers, agencies, and businesses - under the MIT license.

New site. New repo. New space to build.

• Explore Mercur → https://www.mercurjs.com
• Star the repo → https://github.com/mercurjs

Medusa B2B Starter

Rigby — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:40:17 +0000

This B2B starter comes with production-ready code and essential features for modern wholesale operations.

▪️Company employee management with role-based permissions
▪️Invite employees system with access controls
▪️Multiple cart management with bulk add to cart
▪️Multiple shipping addresses
▪️Advanced quote flows and quote management
▪️Configurable spend limits for companies
▪️Bulk add functionality for efficient ordering
▪️Categories and catalog management
▪️Export cart functionality
▪️Mobile-responsive interface

Explore more → https://rigbyjs.com/starters/medusa-b2b-starter

Automating USPS shipping label generation in Medusa

Rigby — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:20:01 +0000

We're sharing a guide for developers looking to automate shipping label creation in their Medusa.js projects with USPS.

This blog post is a step-by-step guide to set up this functionality, which reduces manual effort, and provides adress validation.

Read the full guide here → https://rigbyjs.com/blog/automating-usps-shipping-label-generation

Medusa TaxJar Integration

Rigby — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:01:15 +0000

We're sharing a guide for developers looking to streamline tax calculations in their Medusa projects with TaxJar.

This blogpost is a step-by-step instruction to set up the medusa-taxjar integration to handle automated tax calculations, ensuring compliance with regional tax laws.

Read the full guide here → https://rigbyjs.com/blog/medusa-taxjar

Medusa B2C Starter - Solace

Rigby — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:29:35 +0000

Built specifically for B2C and DTC brands, Solace provides everything needed to launch an online store:

Full product management system on Medusa 2.0
Customer account management
Order processing and tracking
Search and filtering capabilities
Strapi CMS integration
Stripe payments
Resend email service
Dark and light mode support
Customizable UI components
Mobile-optimized layouts
Consistent styling patterns
Figma components: Home Page, Menu & Search, Listing & Search Results, Collection Page, Product Page, Shopping Cart, Checkout, Content Pages, Profile, Blog, Log in & Create Account

See more about Solace → https://rigbyjs.com/starters/medusa-b2c-starter

Complete Figma design system → https://www.figma.com/community/file/1443909830271200781/solace-medusa-b2c-storefront-starter

Medusa Development Course

Rigby — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:45:59 +0000

Excited to announce a free Medusa Development Course, made by Viktor Holik, our Software Engineer and Medusa Expert.

This course covers key topics, including:

• The fundamentals (Dependency Injection, Services, API routes, etc.)
• Admin Dashboard development
• A hands-on, practical approach

Link to the course → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5Hb5lLAR1kbhxaHifGdW-EOL-LyfLiK

Let us know what you think! 🫡

Migration from Magento to Medusa: A Complete Guide for CTO

Rigby — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:03:09 +0000

Hi everyone, we're excited to present our new whitepaper - Migration from Magento to Medusa: A Complete Guide for CTO. It's an invaluable resource for those considering Medusa as their next eCommerce technology.

Key points covered include:

▪️Insight into Magento challenges: Complexity, Performance, Flexibility, Support for open-source
▪️Why eCommerce businesses are migrating from Magento?
▪️Magento vs. Medusa comparison: Performance, Architecture, Customization, Total cost of ownership, Developer experience
▪️Step-by-step migration process in 7 stages
▪️Successful migration case study

Get the access here! → https://rigbyjs.com/from-magento-to-medusa

Replatforming in phases using Medusa.js Modules

Rigby — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:12:42 +0000

Here's a detailed guide that walks through using Medusa Modules for phased replatforming.

This post covers how to break down your replatforming process into manageable phases, leveraging Medusa Modules to minimize downtime and maintain business continuity.

Read the full article here→ https://rigbyjs.com/blog/phased-replatforming-with-medusa-modules

We hope this guide will be useful for your next replatforming project!

Exploring Medusa 2.0 Commerce Modules

Rigby — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:25:12 +0000

Here's a blog post that will be valuable for anyone interested in the capabilities of Medusa.js: "Exploring Medusa 2.0 Commerce Modules".

This post provides the look at 17 components of Medusa 2.0, like Product, Cart, and Order, that can help you build your custom project.

Check out the full article here → https://rigbyjs.com/blog/medusa-modules

Optimizing Next.js Data Refresh: A Guide to Revalidation with Medusa.js

Rigby — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:53:39 +0000

We're excited to share a blog post that will be invaluable for developers working with Next.js: "Optimizing Next.js Data Refresh: A Guide to Revalidation with Medusa.js".

This guide walks you through different revalidation types, how to enhance their security, and how to implement revalidation with an internal server.

Why is it important? Without revalidation or opting out of data cache, your application would essentially become static.

Read the full guide here → https://rigbyjs.com/blog/optimizing-next.js-data-refresh-a-guide-to-revalidation-with-medusa.js

We hope you found this article helpful.

Deploy a Medusa Server on DigitalOcean Droplet with Easypanel: A Step-by-Step Guide

Rigby — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:14:12 +0000

This blog post will walk you through the steps of deploying a Medusa.js server on a DigitalOcean Droplet using Easypanel.

While there are many ways to deploy a Medusa server, at Rigby we have found it very convenient to use this combination to create our development environments.

Why DigitalOcean and Easypanel?

User-Friendly: Both DigitalOcean and Easypanel provide intuitive interfaces that make server management easier.
Scalable: DigitalOcean Droplets offer scalability, allowing your Medusa server to grow with your needs.
Efficient Management: Easypanel simplifies the deployment and management process, saving you time and effort.

Read the full guide here → https://rigbyjs.com/blog/a-step-by-step-tutorial-on-how-to-deploy-a-medusa-server-on-digitalocean-droplet-with-easypanel

We hope this guide will be helpful to you.