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Open-source e-commerce on .NET and MongoDB: guides, comparisons and how-tos from the GrandNode team.
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How to start an online store in 2026: a step-by-step guide
To start an online store, choose products you can sell at a profit, sort out the legal basics, pick a platform, set up payments and shipping, test real orders and launch. Here is each step, with what to check before you…
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How to make your online store visible to ChatGPT and AI shopping assistants
AI assistants now answer "which one should I buy?" - and they can only recommend a store they can read. Here are the 27 technical checks that decide it, the robots.txt and JSON-LD to copy, and a free checker that runs…
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What's new in GrandNode 2.4: .NET 10, a store owner panel and a security overhaul
GrandNode 2.4 is the biggest release since 2.0: .NET 10, a separate panel for store owners, a security overhaul, a new storefront frontend and a modernised admin. Here is what changes and how to upgrade.
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The EU Cyber Resilience Act and open-source e-commerce: who has to do what
Since 11 September 2026, the EU Cyber Resilience Act requires manufacturers of software to report actively exploited vulnerabilities. Here is who that means in e-commerce, and what to prepare before the main obligations…
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Open source vs SaaS e-commerce: what a store really pays over five years
"Open source is free" and "SaaS is cheap" are both half true. Both models cost money; they spend it in different places. Here is where, with a worked five-year example.
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E-commerce replatforming in 2026: a step-by-step migration guide
Moving an online store to a new platform is mostly a data and SEO project, not a design project. Here is how to decide whether to move, what to bring over, and how to launch without losing your search traffic.
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Best open-source ASP.NET Core and .NET e-commerce platforms in 2026
Five open-source e-commerce platforms run on ASP.NET and .NET today. They differ in licence, database and the kind of business they are built for. Here is how they compare in October 2026, and how to choose between them.
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10 things every customer appreciates when purchasing online
Nowadays, you need to be a perfectionist and make a perfect online store to gain new customers. There are millions of online stores, you have to make something new and different, but also keep the standard things…
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GrandNode - Multi Tenancy & Web Farm - Overview
In a nutshell, a web farm is a group of two or more web servers that host multiple instances of a single app (i.e GrandNode). Long story short you will use web farm when during the high load, you will be forced to…
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How to create a SaaS eCommerce platform: The Ultimate guide to building SaaS eCommerce platform
If you read this article, it means that you are wondering how to create a SaaS eCommerce platform. GrandNode provides you with the simplest way of creating your own SaaS business. Everything you need is free, advanced,…