Glossary

Authentication

Proving who the user is.

Authorization

Deciding what that user is allowed to access.

Entitlement

The record that says a user has paid access to the product.

Environment variable

A private value, URL, or setting the app needs at runtime.

Webhook

An incoming request from another service telling your app that something happened, like checkout finishing.

Package manager

The tool that installs project dependencies. This repo uses bun.

Component

A reusable piece of UI or behavior.

Data fetching

Reading current data from the backend into the UI.

State

The current condition of the UI or product for a user.

Local vs production

Local means the app running on your machine. Production means the live deployed app people can actually use.