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idurar/idurar-erp-crm

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TLDR

A free open-source ERP and CRM for small businesses to manage customers, invoices, quotes, and payments, built with Node.js, React, and MongoDB, no subscription required.

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  root((IDURAR ERP/CRM))
    What it does
      Invoice management
      Customer management
      Payment tracking
    Tech Stack
      Node.js and Express
      React and Ant Design
      MongoDB
      Redux
    Use Cases
      Small business billing
      Customer database
      Quote management
    Setup
      MongoDB Atlas required
      Env vars configuration
      Two servers to start
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Self-host a free invoicing and customer management system for a small business instead of paying for Salesforce or QuickBooks.

USE CASE 2

Send professional invoices and track payments without any per-user or monthly subscription fees.

USE CASE 3

Build a custom ERP feature on top of IDURAR by adding a new React component and matching Express backend route.

Tech stack

JavaScriptNode.jsExpress.jsReactMongoDBReduxAnt Design

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires a MongoDB database (free Atlas cluster works) and starting a backend server and frontend server separately.

Free to use and modify, but if you run a modified version as a public network service you must release your source changes under the same AGPL v3 license.

In plain English

IDURAR is a free, open-source ERP and CRM application for small businesses. ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, and CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. In practical terms, this is software for managing customers, sending invoices and quotes, tracking payments, and handling basic accounting, all in one place without paying for a commercial subscription. The application is built with a JavaScript stack: Node.js and Express.js on the backend, MongoDB as the database, and React.js for the user interface. The interface uses a component library called Ant Design for its visual elements. State management on the frontend uses Redux. This combination is commonly called the MERN stack, and is popular for building web applications that need both a dynamic interface and a flexible database. The features listed in the README include invoice management, payment management, quote management, and customer management. A self-hosted enterprise version with additional features is available through the project website if you prefer a managed option rather than running it on your own server. Setting up IDURAR yourself requires several steps: cloning the repository, creating a MongoDB database such as a free Atlas cluster, editing environment variables to point to your database, installing backend and frontend dependencies separately, running a setup script, and then starting both servers. The README links to a separate installation file with detailed instructions for each step. The software is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Personal and commercial use are both permitted under the license. The project describes itself as "fair-code" open source and is sponsored by DigitalOcean.

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Prompt 1
I'm setting up idurar-erp-crm for the first time. Write the .env configuration file I need to connect the backend to a free MongoDB Atlas cluster.
Prompt 2
Walk me through creating a new invoice in the IDURAR React frontend and tell me which Express API endpoint it calls and what the request body looks like.
Prompt 3
Help me add a custom product catalog module to IDURAR ERP with a MongoDB schema, an Express route, and a React list view using Ant Design components.
Prompt 4
I want to customize the invoice PDF template in IDURAR ERP, where is that template defined and how do I change the logo and colors?
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