Laravel + Stripe + Chapa: A Complete A–Z Payment Integration Guide 💳

I built a subscription payment system on Laravel 13 and documented every step so anyone can rebuild it from zero

What's inside (25 sections):
🔧 Full setup: Laravel → Laravel Cashier → Stripe dashboard → migrations → models → controllers → routes → Blade views

- 💳 Stripe subscriptions with hosted Checkout (test cards included)

- 📡 Webhooks done right — HMAC signing, local testing with Stripe CLI, idempotent event handling

- 📚 13 payment models with copy-paste code: one-time payments, trials, upgrades/downgrades, coupons, invoices, refunds, customer portal, failed-payment dunning, metered billing & more

- 🇪🇹 Full Chapa (Ethiopian gateway) integration — telebirr, CBE Birr, Amole, mPesa; HMAC webhook verification, test credentials, membership model (no recurring billing)

- 🐛 Real errors I hit + fixes (duplicate migrations, currency case, array message crashes, email validation, config path pitfalls)

- ✅ Production deployment checklist & security best practices

Full guide in the attached file. Feedback welcome!

Doc: https://t.me/AfroCoders/1165

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If you're trying to activate free trials or verify payment methods on some developer/AI tools but don't have an international card, you can check out Grey: https://app.grey.co/

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If you've successfully used Grey for a specific developer tool, share your experience with the community so others know what works.

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Instead of hardcoded responses, it learns from the conversation context and lets the AI decide what to say.

Built with Node.js + GramJS + LLMs. 🚀

This started as an experiment, but it turned into something surprisingly interesting.

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We are officially LIVE! 🎉

Alhamdulillah, we’re excited to announce the launch of Weam (وئام), a platform designed to help local residents and visitors easily discover and explore the city.
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