Developers
Accept M-Pesa Payments with the Daraja STK Push API in Node.js
The STK Push sends a payment prompt straight to the customer's phone: they enter their M-Pesa PIN and you get…
The library
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Every HornBytes guide in one place: 13 practical, tested how-tos on security, payments, business tools and code.
Developers
How to Deploy a Node.js App on cPanel, Step by Step
Most local hosting plans in Kenya and Somalia come with cPanel, not a VPS. If yours has the Setup Node.js…
Developers
10 Security Checks Before You Launch an Express API
Most API breaches come from a short list of mistakes. Run through these ten checks, with copy-paste Express code, before…
Developers
Build a USSD App with Africa’s Talking and Node.js
USSD still reaches every phone in East Africa, smartphone or not. Here is how to build a working USSD menu…
Security
7 Security Mistakes Small Businesses in Kenya Make (and the Cheap Fixes)
Shared passwords, unlocked tills and fake supplier invoices. How attackers really get into small businesses, and the low-cost habits that…
Security
Why Phishing in Somali and Swahili Works So Well (and How to Resist It)
Scammers increasingly write in local languages, with local names and local payment methods. Why that makes their messages more convincing,…
Business
Does Your Restaurant Need a POS System? 7 Questions to Ask First
What a point-of-sale really saves a small restaurant or café, the warning signs that you have outgrown paper, and the…
Developers
How to Deploy a Node.js App on Vercel (and When the Free Plan Is Not Enough)
From a GitHub repository to a live URL in minutes: serverless functions, environment variables, a database and cron jobs on…
Business
What KRA eTIMS Means for Small Businesses in Kenya
Every business in Kenya, VAT-registered or not, must issue electronic tax invoices through eTIMS. What changed in 2026, who it…
Security
How to Protect Your WhatsApp Business Account from Takeover
Your WhatsApp is your shop counter. Two-step verification, linked devices and the one code you must never share: how to…
Business
10 Free Tools to Run a Small Business from Your Phone
You do not need a computer or a big budget to look professional. These free tools cover sales, marketing, bookkeeping…
Payments
EVC Plus vs M-Pesa: How Mobile Money Works in the Horn of Africa
Kenya runs on shillings and M-Pesa; Somalia runs on dollars and EVC Plus. How the two systems differ for users,…