🏛️ Architecture

Example Stripe Architecture

Here’s a summary of the key steps:

1. Product & Price Setup

• Create a product in the Stripe dashboard representing your service.
• Define prices for the product (e.g., $20/month).

2. Initiate Payment

• User clicks “Buy Now” button on your website.
• Your server generates a Stripe Checkout session with the relevant price ID.
• User gets redirected to Stripe’s secure checkout page.

3. Payment & Fulfillment

• User enters payment details on Stripe’s checkout page.
• Upon successful payment, Stripe creates customer, payment, charge, and subscription records.
• Stripe sends a webhook to your server with checkout session information.
• Your server updates your database and sends a confirmation email to the user.

4. Subscription Management

• User can cancel their subscription through a Stripe-hosted portal.
• Stripe sends a webhook notifying your server about the cancellation.
• Your server updates the user’s record in your database accordingly.