WebServing

Find what you need — from stores near you

Search real inventory at local stores. Not a marketplace. Not a catalog. Each store serves its own data from its own server.

What is WebServing?

WebServing is a search engine for local commerce. When you search for a product, WebServing finds stores near you that have it in stock right now. The inventory data comes directly from each store's own server — live, not cached, not scraped.

There is no central catalog. No middleman takes a fee. No platform owns the customer relationship. Each store controls what it publishes and serves it from its own hardware.

WebServing is the router — it knows where the stores are and what categories they carry. When you search, it asks nearby stores directly and shows you who has what you need, how far away they are, and how to reach them.

For Shoppers

Search by product

Type what you need — "baseball glove", "gas logs", "furnace filter". WebServing queries stores near you and shows live inventory with prices.

Search by category

Browse store types — sporting goods, hearth products, hardware. See who's nearby, their hours, phone numbers, and directions.

Real inventory

What you see is what the store has right now. Not "ships in 2 days from a warehouse 800 miles away." In stock, down the street.

No account needed

Search is free and public. No login, no tracking, no ads. Just local stores serving their inventory to the web.

For Store Owners

  1. Install WebClerk (free, open source) on a Mac Mini or IT15 ($1,500 – $1,900).
  2. Get a domain — we recommend Cloudflare or Hostinger (~$10/year).
  3. Load your inventory — link your existing system, or export and upload. WebClerk has AI to assist, and HQ offers parsing support free for 2 months.
  4. Register with WebServing — your store appears in local search results. Customers find your products, see your prices, and come to your store.

Your data stays on your server. Your customer relationships stay yours. No marketplace fees, no revenue share, no algorithm deciding who sees your products.

4 steps to get started

Architecture

WebServing routes searches from customers to stores. Each store serves its own data. No central catalog. No middleman.

WebServing Architecture — Local Inventory Routing