Markdown# Curator EngineCurator is an open-source, self-hosted ecommerce core for high-performance, search-driven marketplaces. Extend it with themes and plugins, and scale from indie to enterprise catalogs.Free core. Self-hosted control. Search-first UX.## What you get- Search-first storefront: fast product discovery with filters, sorting, and scalable indexing- Digital commerce ready: hosted checkout flows and customer accounts + “My Downloads”- Extensible platform: theme system + plugin system (and a marketplace pipeline)- Operational basics: SMTP email support, download tokens, and tax by customer location- Scale-minded: designed to support large catalogs (100k+)## Quick start> These steps assume you’ve downloaded a Curator Engine release zip or cloned the repo.1. Create a database and user.2. Configure your environment file (.env or config file used by your install).3. Run the installer / schema setup.4. Log in to the admin panel and create your first product.See full instructions: Docs → Installation (add your docs URL here once live)## Documentation- Installation- Quick Start- Theme Development- Plugin Development- Data Model Reference> Docs site: https://curator.snippetsupply.com/docs (replace if different)## Curator MarketplaceCurator’s ecosystem lives here:- Marketplace: https://curator.snippetsupply.com/marketplace- Submit plugins/themes: https://curator.snippetsupply.com/apply (or your submit URL)## ContributingContributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting PRs.## SecurityFound a security issue? Please follow SECURITY.md.## LicenseMIT — see LICENSE.Copy