What hosting and software does DEV3 Shipdrop need?

Requirements

• Node.js 20.9 or newer and npm
• MongoDB 6 or newer. A replica set is recommended; a single local node works.
• A server or host that can run a long-lived Node process (a VPS, a container platform or your own machine)
• A way to run scheduled jobs (cron or your host's scheduler)
• For custom domains in production: an HTTPS front proxy that forwards the original Host header (Caddy with on-demand certificates is the documented choice), plus a wildcard DNS record for your store subdomains
• Not needed: Redis, a message queue or any paid service

Versions listed on the product page: Node.js 20.9+, MongoDB 6+ (replica set recommended, a single node works), npm, An HTTPS front proxy such as Caddy for custom domains.

Dependencies listed: next@16 (App Router, proxy.ts host routing); react@19; mongoose@9; tailwindcss@4; zod@4; dev3/next-core (vendored under packages/next-core); vitest (development).