GNZ – Digital Product Store, XenForo Add-ons & Software Studio Platform

GNZ is a software business platform I built and operate, originally focused on XenForo add-ons and now evolving into Genesis Studio – a software studio built around reliable delivery, long-term support, and technical ownership.

I developed the platform end-to-end: landing website, Laravel API, digital product store, licensing system, customer workflows, documentation, analytics, crypto payments, AI assistant, and internal operational infrastructure.

The storefront supports time-based digital licenses, renewals, license blocking, agreements, update access, and API-based license validation integrated with XenForo add-ons. Crypto payments are handled through a self-hosted BTCPay Server infrastructure.

The landing page acts as a fast product and service hub built with Astro, Vue 3, and a Laravel API. I developed a custom AI assistant to help visitors find relevant products and get answers from the studio FAQ.

A key product in the ecosystem is a real-time chat for XenForo communities. It runs on XenForo WebSockets, our open-source add-on that adds WebSocket-based real-time features via the Pusher protocol and self-hosted Soketi, eliminating reliance on third-party SaaS. The product gives XenForo a modern messenger-style chat experience with live message delivery and real-time interaction which significantly exceeds the platform's out-of-the-box capabilities.

I also maintain a self-hosted operations stack for analytics, uptime monitoring, task planning, time tracking, invoicing, surveys, documentation, and secure client communication.

Over 6+ years, GNZ has served hundreds of customers: ~375 license holders, ~500 add-ons developed, ~40 commercial products released, and 150-200 active support clients at peak.

My role covers full-stack development, backend architecture, DevOps, infrastructure, product maintenance, payment systems, licensing logic, documentation, customer support, and long-term technical ownership.