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Thelia

Open-source French e-commerce solution for custom sites.

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Thelia is an open-source e-commerce solution developed in France since 2005, designed to let organizations build custom online stores without proprietary dependencies. It provides a free, documented codebase that can be hosted on infrastructure of the user's choice, supporting data and infrastructure sovereignty, transparency, and reversibility. The platform is maintained by OpenStudio and supported by an active community.

Thelia is built on Symfony (MVC architecture) and Twig for front-office templating, with Symfony UX for dynamic front-end interactions. It uses MariaDB for data storage and is based on API Platform, exposing standardized APIs for integration with ERP, PIM, CRM, DAM, logistics tools, and other business applications. This makes it suitable for headless, micro-services, or distributed information system architectures. The platform includes a module ecosystem and is available through a test environment and guided demonstrations with an expert.

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