Using Spree Commerce
How do I start using Spree for my project?
First, you’d need to decide which Spree edition is a good fit for your project:
Community Edition
To use the Spree Community Edition, available for free, you’d need to either be a Ruby on Rails developer or hire a dev team - in-house or from a proven agency. You’d also need to self-host it at an extra cost.
Enterprise Edition
To use Spree Enterprise Edition, called Vendo, you’d need to sign a contract for a paid license, and probably cutomize its code base to your needs - yourself or using a hired dev team. Then host it at an extra cost.
So what sets both versions apart? Here’s a feature comparison of the two editions and here’s an in-depth overview.
To start using Spree, either version, the steps are usually:
Hire a development team
You need to be a Ruby on Rails developer or hire a dev & devops team.
Setup Hosting
Spree gives you freedom of hosting anywhere you want.
Install Spree
Your developer needs to install and set up Spree.
Customize Spree
Spree is fully customizable. Enterprise Edition comes with many more features.
Maintain & Optimize Spree
Spree requires dev & devops attention to keep running smoothly.
Looking for Developer Documentation?
This Spree user documentation is intended for business owners and site administrators of Spree e-commerce sites. Everything you need to know to configure and manage your Spree store can be found here.
If you are a Spree developer, you may find the Developer Guides to be of benefit to you, though we strongly urge you to read through both sets of guides.
BTW Give Spree a GitHub Star
, why dont’t ya?Thank you for supporting Spree open-source!
Join Spree Slack
To join the Spree Community and over 6000+ Spree users and developers, please sign up for Spree Slack channels here: https://slack.spreecommerce.org/
Contact us
If you’d like to get in touch to share your feedback, request features, or start a new project, please fill out this contact form: https://spreecommerce.org/get-started/
Was this page helpful?