# Overview

The Stripe payment provider allows you to capture payments via the [Stripe](https://stripe.com) payment gateway. It is a fully featured payment provider allowing full control of the payment flow directly from the Umbraco Commerce backoffice.

Before you begin, ensure that you have an Umbraco website set up and Umbraco Commerce installed. If not, see the [Umbraco Commerce Documentation](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-commerce/) to get started.

## Install Stripe

To Install the Stripe payment provider, see the [Install Payment Providers](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-commerce-payment-providers/install-payment-providers)

## Useful links

Here are a few useful links to help you learn more about the Stripe payment provider and the Stripe API:

* [Payment provider source code](https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco.Commerce.PaymentProviders.Stripe)
* [Payment provider issue tracker](https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco.Commerce.Issues/issues)
* [Stripe checkout information](https://stripe.com/gb/payments/checkout)
* [Stripe checkout documentation](https://stripe.com/docs/payments/checkout)