The tools to get funded by the crowd should belong to the crowd.
That's why I want to show you how to roll your own crowdfunding site, in less than 300 lines of code. Everything in this tutorial is open source, and we'll only use other open-source technologies, such as Node.js, MongoDB, and Balanced Payments.
Here's the Live Demo. All source code and tutorial text is Unlicensed.
0. Quick Start If you just want the final crowdfunding site, clone the crowdfunding-tuts repository and go to the /demo folder.
All you need to do is set your configuration variables, and you’re ready to go! For everyone who wants the nitty gritty details, carry on.
To read the original article: So You Wanna Build a Crowdfunding Site? ✩ Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog
