Building Rivorea Notes: My Journey, Challenges, and Solutions When I started building Rivorea Notes my goal was simple: create a clean, fast, and useful note-taking website where users could write, organize, and manage their ideas easily. However, like most real projects, the development process was not as smooth as I initially imagined.

The Main Problem I Faced: Stripe Payments One of the biggest challenges I encountered was integrating payments using Stripe. My original plan was to allow users to: Create a free account Upgrade to a premium plan with additional features However, I quickly ran into a serious issue: 🚫 Stripe does not support Somalia. This meant that I could not fully activate real payments on my website because my country is not listed among Stripe’s supported regions. At first, this was very frustrating. I had already designed the payment system, the UI, and the logic for premium users, but I couldn’t make real transactions.

How I Solved the Problem Instead of giving up, I decided to use Stripe’s test mode. This allowed me to: Keep the payment system in my project Test the entire checkout flow Simulate real transactions without using actual money So currently, Rivorea Notes uses Stripe as a test account, meaning: Users can see how the payment system works No real money is charged The system is still functional for demonstration and development purposes This solution helped me: Continue building the project Practice working with real payment systems Show potential employers or clients that I can integrate Stripe properly