For Medusa

Medusa on Edge,
the Shopify alternative for devs

Self-host the modern open-source commerce stack on real VMs. Node.js + Postgres + Redis, S3-compatible product imagery, global CDN — your storefront, your code, your data.

Start your trial See the Next.js storefront page

# medusa-config.js — file plugin (1.x)

module.exports = {

plugins: [

{

resolve: 'medusa-file-s3',

options: {

s3_url: 'https://cdn.example.com',

bucket: 'medusa-assets',

endpoint: 'https://storage.edge.run',

}

# Provision the VM

$ edge compute create --plan small ...

Why Medusa teams pick Edge

A real VM means Medusa runs the same as on your laptop — and pairs naturally with our existing JS stack pages.

Node.js + Postgres + Redis

A small VM runs the entire core stack. Scale Postgres and Redis to dedicated VMs via private networking when you grow.

S3 file plugin

Wire `medusa-file-s3` (or the AWS S3 module in Medusa 2.x) to Edge Storage. Product imagery and uploads land in a CDN-fronted bucket.

Storefront, your framework

Medusa is API-first. Pair the backend with a Next.js, Nuxt or Astro storefront on its own Edge VM (or static-host it from Storage).

Global CDN for the API and shop

Cache the catalogue endpoints aggressively at the Edge CDN. Cart and checkout calls fall through to your origin region.

Bring your own payments

Stripe, PayPal, Klarna, Adyen — all the official payment provider modules work the same as on Medusa Cloud or your laptop.

Agent-deployable

"Deploy a Medusa store to shop.example.com" — the Edge agentic API can stand up the VM, DB, file bucket and storefront in one go.

Reference architecture

How Medusa maps to Edge

Medusa core as the API origin, Postgres and Redis on the same or adjacent VMs, your storefront framework of choice on its own VM or in Storage.

Compute

Runs Medusa core (Node.js) + Postgres + Redis on a VM

Storage

S3-compatible bucket for product imagery and downloadable goods

CDN

Caches the public storefront, catalogue API and asset URLs

Image Optimization

Optional: replace built-in resizing with edge transforms

DNS

Anycast DNS for `shop.`, `cms.` and `admin.` subdomains

# Next.js storefront → Medusa on Edge

import Medusa from '@medusajs/medusa-js'

const medusa = new Medusa({

baseUrl: 'https://api.shop.example.com',

maxRetries: 3,

})

# Cached via Edge CDN

const { products } = await medusa.products.list()

Common questions

Medusa 1.x or 2.x?

Both run cleanly on Edge. 2.x is the modular architecture (recommended for new projects); 1.x is fine if you already have a stack you're happy with. Same hosting story for both.

How does this compare to Medusa Cloud?

Same software, you control the host. Self-hosting on Edge gives you predictable bills at any scale, root access, and the ability to colocate storefront and core on the same private network.

Which storefront framework should I use?

Whichever you prefer — Medusa's starter is Next.js, but the API works with anything. We have stack pages for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro and more.

How do I scale beyond a single VM?

Move Postgres and Redis to dedicated VMs over private networking, run the storefront on its own VM(s), and use the CDN to absorb spike traffic. The same architecture pattern as a hyperscaler — without the bill.

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