How much marketplace work does Medusa leave to you?
Medusa gives you commerce building blocks. Its marketplace example shows developers how to add seller records, let sellers manage their products and split one cart into seller orders. Decide how each seller signs in, which records they can open and how their screens work.
What should happen if a buyer returns one seller’s item?
Keep the buyer’s overall order and each seller’s order linked. Decide which seller’s order changes, how the buyer refund gets recorded, and what happens if a seller was already paid. Verify the payment integration separately. The example’s order split is one part of the job.
What do you need to carry to another host?
The core is MIT-licensed. Medusa documents separate enterprise features and paid Cloud hosting. If you host it yourself, budget for the database, file storage, backups and updates. Keep the project code and configuration plus the database and files. On Cloud, check your plan’s backup and export options before relying on them.
How would you split a two-seller basket on paper?
Draw a fictional cart with a mug from one seller and a notebook from another.
- Make the parent orderWrite the buyer’s single order number and draw a separate seller order for each item.
- Follow a returnCross out only the returned seller item. Mark which totals and separate payment records need review.