5 Open Source Tools I Used to Build a Zero-Platform Digital Business

No Stripe. No Shopify. No AWS. No monthly fees.

Just open source + Bitcoin.

The Stack

1. Surge.sh (Hosting)

Static site deployment in one command:

surge ./dist my-store.surge.sh

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Free. Fast. No server management.

2. Bitcoin.js (Wallet Generation)

import Bitcoin from " bitcoinjs-lib " ; const keyPair = Bitcoin . ECPair . makeRandom (); const { address } = keyPair . getAddress ();

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Client-side Bitcoin handling. No backend needed.

3. Blockstream API (Payment Verification)

const verifyPayment = async ( txHash , expectedSats ) => { const tx = await fetch ( `https://blockstream.info/api/tx/ ${ txHash } ` ); return tx . vout [ 0 ]. value >= expectedSats ; };

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Free blockchain queries. No API key required.

4. Linkvertise (Digital Delivery)

Automated content delivery after payment confirmation.

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