i'm trying to implement payment through Paypal on the opensource version of Sharetribe (https://github.com/sharetribe/sharetribe). By default Sharetribe doesn't allow people to use Paypal with the opensource code. How can i create the transaction using the Paypal API? Thank you!
Sharetribe doesn't have Paypal enabled on open source version because using Paypal as a peer-to-peer payment solution requires certain extra steps for a business to set up with Paypal. Sharetribe has done this for their hosted websites, but can't be liable for open sourced versions.
The code is all there for Paypal, however most people are implementing Stripe Connect instead, as, even with the Paypal code, Stripe Connect is a simpler solution to get your marketplace up and running.
In short, there is no 'setting' to turn on Paypal. A lot of code is required to enable payments.
If you want a marketplace ready-to-go with payments enabled, use Sharetribe's hosted version. Otherwise, you'll need someone with solid knowledge of Ruby on Rails in order to implement Stripe Connect.