I'm building an open-source Amazon

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I'm building an open-source Amazon

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openship.org

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Dec. 12, 2025

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I'm building an open source Amazon.In other words, an open source decentralized marketplace. But like Carl Sagan said, to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.So first I had to make open source management systems for every vertical. I'm launching the first one today, Openfront e-commerce, an open source Shopify alternative. Next will be Openfront restaurant, Openfront grocery, and Openfront gym.And all of these Openfronts will connect to our decentralized marketplace, "the/marketplace", seamlessly. Once we launch other Openfronts, you'll be able to do everything from booking hotels to ordering groceries right from one place with no middle men. The marketplace simply connects to the Openfront just like its built-in storefront does.Together, we can use open source to disrupt marketplaces and make sure sellers, in every vertical, are never beholden to them.Marketplace: https://marketplace.openship.orgOpenfront platforms: https://openship.org/openfront-ecommerceSource code: https://github.com/openshiporg/openfrontDemo - Openfront: https://youtu.be/jz0ZZmtBHgoDemo - Marketplace: https://youtu.be/LM6hRjZIDcsPart 1 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32690410

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