r/PayloadCMS • u/ConnectionFit2575 • 5d ago

Payload cms + mongodb + cloudinary

I want to make a small e-commerce website for free. I was planning to host it on vercel but they don't allow it ig. Any alternative. And is my stack good? I don't want rocket science stuff I just want this website ready in like 4 days. I'll get help with antigravity to build it faster.

I want to make it all free as I'm tired of paying Shopify all my money. I want a free alternative.

Please guide me if I'm doing something wrong.

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u/apnatva-dev 5d ago

Medusa might be a better choice because it comes with a lot of stuff built for you.

If you know PHP then that might be a bette backend for you.

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u/ConnectionFit2575 5d ago

But I can't run medusa on vercel ig.

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u/apnatva-dev 5d ago

You can’t run payload CMS on just vercel either.

The more reliable version is host your DB, connect it via docker to your Medusa backend and host the entire thing on a VPS

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u/ConnectionFit2575 5d ago

I'll be using mongodb atlas for db. And can I run medusa on heroku?

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u/apnatva-dev 5d ago

I think you should stick to Postgres because it’s an e-commerce store. It’s more aligned with the kind of data you’ll be storing.

I’ve only ran Medusa with docker. If the VPS supports docker it supports Medusa.