Jake Urban from SDF presents Polaris, an extendable Django application that simplifies building modular Stellar anchor services. Polaris implements common anchor functionality while allowing developers to customize and extend it for their specific needs, supporting SEP 6, 24, and 31 protocols.
Jake Urban, software engineer at the Stellar Development Foundation, discusses Polaris, a Django-based framework designed to streamline anchor service development on Stellar. Polaris implements baseline functionality common to all anchors (database models, APIs, UI) while providing integration points for anchor-specific customization like KYC collection, payment rail connections, and asset issuance. The framework supports transfer SEPs (6, 24, 31) and is modular, allowing developers to activate only needed protocols. Key features include a simple data model with assets and transactions tables, multi-process architecture for concurrent operations, customizable UI, and comprehensive documentation. Polaris works for any asset type (fiat or crypto), issuing or non-issuing anchors, and organizations of any size. Urban emphasizes the need for community contributions to evolve Polaris into a fully community-driven tool.