The VAULT handbook
From an empty server to your own store for digital products — every step explained, even if you have never done anything like it. Read top to bottom, it ends with a store that sells.
Getting started
What is VAULT?
Your own store for digital products — on your server, with no per-sale platform fees.
Preparation: server & domain
From a blank page to a ready server — even if you have never rented one.
Installation
Two commands, a few minutes of building — then your store is up.
The setup wizard
Six steps in the browser — from empty server to open store in about five minutes.
First steps in the admin
From an empty store to the first sellable product — including a test order.
Running the store
Setting up payments
Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, BTCPay and NOWPayments — what each route needs.
Setting up email
Order confirmations, password reset and address verification — via SMTP or Resend.
Design & themes
Colours, layout and sections without code — in the theme studio under Appearance.
Installing updates
Unpack the new version, one command — with a backup first and rollback on failure.
Backup & restore
One archive with everything your store is — and the way back when it matters.
When something breaks
The most common cases, their cause, and the concrete fix.