Build FareHarbor
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Before step 1
you will need
- Stripe account (test mode is fine to build against)
- a domain and any Node host, plus a Postgres or SQLite volume
- transactional email provider for confirmations
- clear rules for your own cancellation, deposit and capacity logic before you start
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for FareHarbor. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- OTA and reseller distribution: live availability pushed to Viator, GetYourGuide, Expedia and dozens of local agents, plus the commission accounting behind it
- Someone else owning payment risk: chargebacks, disputes, refund flows, payout timing, PCI scope and multi-currency
- 24/7 human support during a season where a broken booking page costs real departures that day
- The messy operational features you only miss in August: resource and guide assignment, gear allocation, multi-day and multi-activity itineraries, gift cards, promo codes, waivers, group and private bookings
- Mobile check-in that works on a beach with one bar of signal, and the reporting your accountant already knows how to read
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more travel.