PayStell Backend 💫

Backend for a payment system for merchants powered by the Stellar network

PayStell Backend is the server-side component of a payment solution that enables merchants to accept payments on the Stellar network easily and securely. It leverages Stellar blockchain capabilities to offer fast, cost-effective, and reliable transactions.

🚀 Features

• Secure and scalable API for payment processing
• Real-time transaction monitoring
• Support for multiple Stellar assets
• Integration with frontend and admin dashboard
• Minimal transaction fees
• Robust data validation and error handling
• Integration with local and online payment systems

⚙️ Project Structure

paystell-backend/
├── src/ # Project source code
│ ├── config/ # Project configurations
│ ├── controllers/ # Controllers to handle requests
│ ├── entities/ # Database entities
│ ├── middlewares/ # Middlewares to process requests
│ ├── models/ # Data models
│ ├── routes/ # API routes
│ ├── services/ # Business logic and services
│ ├── tests/ # Project tests
│ ├── types/ # TypeScript types and interfaces
│ ├── utils/ # Utility functions and helpers
│ ├── validators/ # Data validators
│ ├── app.ts # Application configuration
│ └── index.ts # Application entry point
├── .env # Environment variables
├── .gitignore # File to ignore files in Git
├── jest.config.js # Jest configuration for testing
├── LICENSE # Project license
├── package-lock.json # Dependency version lock
├── package.json # Project metadata and dependencies
└── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration

🛠️ Technologies

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Express
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Testing: Jest
• API Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI

🏁 Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/PayStell/paystell-backend.git

# Install dependencies
cd paystell-backend
npm install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env

# Start the development server
npm start

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our CONTRIBUTING GUIDE before submitting PRs.

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feat/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'feat: some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feat/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

💬 Community

• Telegram
• x.com

🧑‍💻 Authors

• MPSxDev
• Contributions from the open-source community and OnlyDust

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