> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://alius-docs.frimty.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> What Alius is and how it works

## What is Alius?

**Alius** is a Shopify app that delivers the right store information to **Slack, Email, Telegram, and Discord** at the right time — without you ever opening the Shopify admin.

It does this in two ways:

* **Triggers** — react to a Shopify event (new order, low stock, return…) and alert you instantly. Managed under the **Automations** section.
* **Inventory** — **Stock** shows what runs out at each location and how many units to reorder, and sends reorder alerts. **Suppliers** and **Purchase orders** let you send orders to suppliers and receive them into Shopify — right from chat.

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## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect a notification hub">
    Connect Slack via OAuth, add verified email recipients, link a Telegram chat using a connection token, or paste a Discord incoming webhook URL. Each hub is configured on the **Integrations** page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create triggers">
    Add a Trigger to watch for events and pick which hub it notifies. Turn on Stock alerts to hear what to reorder at each location.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Receive notifications">
    Alius processes Shopify webhooks in real time and checks your stock at every location, delivering everything to your configured hubs.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Core Concepts

| Concept | Description |
| - | - |
| **Trigger** | A rule that defines which Shopify event to watch, where to send the notification, and optional filters and schedule. |
| **Supplier** | Who you buy from, and which locations and products they serve. |
| **Stock** | Per-location inventory with a stockout forecast, suggested reorder quantities, and reorder alerts. Settings and alerts need Pro/Max. |
| **Purchase order** | An order to one supplier for one location. Sent by email, answered by the supplier on a page, received into Shopify. |
| **Condition** | An optional filter on a trigger — e.g., "only when Total Price > 50" or "only when Vendor equals Nike". |
| **Template** | A reusable message format with dynamic placeholders like `{{product.title}}` or `{{order.totalPrice}}`. |
| **Integration** | A connection to a notification hub: Slack, Email, Telegram, or Discord. |
| **Schedule** | Controls delivery timing: Instant (immediate) or batched (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly). |
| **Snapshot** | An internal record of the last known state of a product, order, or customer — used to detect what actually changed. |
| **History** | A log of all notification delivery attempts with status, recipient, and error details. |

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## Supported Events

Alius monitors the following Shopify events:

| Entity | Events |
| - | - |
| **Products** | Created · Updated · Deleted |
| **Orders** | Created · Updated · Paid · Fulfilled |
| **Refunds** | Created |
| **Customers** | Created · Updated · Deleted |
| **Returns** | Requested · Approved · Declined · Processing · Closed · Cancelled · Reopened · Updated |
| **Cart** | Abandoned |

Each event type supports [conditions](/features/conditions) with dozens of filterable fields.

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## Features

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Triggers" icon="bolt" href="/features/triggers">
    20 trigger types across products, orders, customers, returns, and carts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stock" icon="boxes-stacked" href="/features/stock">
    Per-location stock, stockout forecast, reorder quantities, and reorder
    alerts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Suppliers" icon="truck" href="/features/suppliers">
    Who you buy from, and which locations and products each one serves.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Purchase orders" icon="file-invoice" href="/features/purchase-orders">
    Send POs to suppliers and receive them into Shopify — even from chat.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Conditions" icon="filter" href="/features/conditions">
    Filter triggers with field-level conditions across 50+ fields per entity.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations" icon="plug" href="/features/integrations">
    Deliver notifications to Slack, Email, Telegram, or Discord.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Templates" icon="code" href="/features/templates">
    Customize message content with Markdown and dynamic `{{variable}}` placeholders.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Schedule Types" icon="clock" href="/features/schedule-types">
    Send instantly or batch notifications hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Notification History" icon="list" href="/features/notification-history">
    View delivery logs with status, recipient, message preview, and error details.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Get up and running in under 5 minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pricing" icon="credit-card" href="/guides/pricing">
    Free, Pro, and Max plan details.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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