diff --git a/api/checkout.js b/api/checkout.js
index e607942..4ce4994 100644
--- a/api/checkout.js
+++ b/api/checkout.js
@@ -1,141 +1,98 @@
 /**
  * Stripe Checkout Session API
- * Deploy as a Cloudflare Worker, Vercel function, or standalone server.
+ * Deploy as standalone Node.js server.
  *
- * Environment variables needed:
- * - STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: sk_live_... or sk_test_...
- * - FRONTEND_URL: https://git.fdsa.agency (or your domain)
- *
- * Usage:
- *   POST /api/checkout
- *   Body: { "price_id": "price_abc123", "mode": "payment", "customer_email": "..." }
+ * Environment: STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, FRONTEND_URL
  */
 
-const stripeEndpoint = 'https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions'
+const http = require('http')
+const https = require('https')
 
-async function handleRequest(request) {
-  // CORS for frontend
-  if (request.method === 'OPTIONS') {
-    return new Response(null, {
-      headers: {
-        'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
-        'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': 'POST, OPTIONS',
-        'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Content-Type',
-      },
-    })
-  }
+const STRIPE_SECRET_KEY = process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
+const FRONTEND_URL = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'https://git.fdsa.agency'
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8787
 
-  if (request.method !== 'POST') {
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Method not allowed' }), { status: 405 })
-  }
-
-  const stripeKey = globalThis.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY || process?.env?.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
-  const frontendUrl = globalThis.FRONTEND_URL || process?.env?.FRONTEND_URL || 'https://git.fdsa.agency'
-
-  if (!stripeKey) {
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Stripe not configured' }), {
-      status: 500,
-      headers: { 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*' },
-    })
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const { price_id, mode, customer_email } = await request.json()
-
-    const body = new URLSearchParams({
-      'mode': mode || 'payment',
-      'success_url': `${frontendUrl}/checkout/success?session_id={CHECKOUT_SESSION_ID}`,
-      'cancel_url': `${frontendUrl}/checkout/cancel`,
-      'allow_promotion_codes': 'true',
-      'line_items[0][price]': price_id,
+function createCheckoutSession(priceId, mode, email) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const data = new URLSearchParams({
+      mode: mode || 'payment',
+      success_url: `${FRONTEND_URL}/checkout/success`,
+      cancel_url: `${FRONTEND_URL}/checkout/cancel`,
+      allow_promotion_codes: 'true',
+      'line_items[0][price]': priceId,
       'line_items[0][quantity]': '1',
     })
+    if (email) data.set('customer_email', email)
 
-    if (customer_email) {
-      body.set('customer_email', customer_email)
-    }
-
-    const stripeResp = await fetch(stripeEndpoint, {
+    const options = {
+      hostname: 'api.stripe.com',
+      path: '/v1/checkout/sessions',
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
-        'Authorization': `Bearer ${stripeKey}`,
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+        'Content-Length': data.toString().length,
       },
-      body: body.toString(),
-    })
-
-    const data = await stripeJson(stripeResp)
-
-    if (!stripeResp.ok) {
-      throw new Error(data.error?.message || 'Stripe error')
     }
 
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ url: data.url, session_id: data.id }), {
-      status: 200,
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
-      },
-    })
-  } catch (e) {
-    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: e.message }), {
-      status: 500,
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
-      },
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-async function stripeJson(response) {
-  const text = await response.text()
-  try {
-    return JSON.parse(text)
-  } catch {
-    // Stripe sometimes returns unexpected formats — parse query string
-    const params = new URLSearchParams(text)
-    const obj = {}
-    for (const [k, v] of params) {
-      // Handle nested keys like 'error.message'
-      const parts = k.split('.')
-      if (parts.length > 1) {
-        let cursor = obj
-        for (let i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
-          cursor[parts[i]] = cursor[parts[i]] || {}
-          cursor = cursor[parts[i]]
-        }
-        cursor[parts[parts.length - 1]] = v
-      } else {
-        obj[k] = v
-      }
-    }
-    return obj
-  }
-}
-
-// Cloudflare Worker entry
-export default { fetch: handleRequest }
-
-// Node.js entry
-if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && require?.main === module) {
-  const http = require('http')
-  const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
-    // Minimal Node.js adapter — assumes body is JSON
-    let body = ''
-    req.on('data', chunk => body += chunk)
-    req.on('end', async () => {
-      globalThis.process = process
-      globalThis.request = new Request(`http://localhost${req.url}`, {
-        method: req.method,
-        headers: req.headers,
-        body: body || undefined,
+    const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
+      let body = ''
+      res.on('data', chunk => body += chunk)
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        try { resolve({ status: res.statusCode, body: JSON.parse(body) }) }
+        catch { resolve({ status: res.statusCode, body: { error: { message: body } } }) }
       })
-      const response = await handleRequest(globalThis.request)
-      res.writeHead(response.status, Object.fromEntries(response.headers))
-      res.end(await response.text())
     })
+    req.on('error', reject)
+    req.write(data.toString())
+    req.end()
   })
-  const port = process.env.PORT || 8787
-  server.listen(port, () => console.log(`Checkout API on :${port}`))
 }
+
+const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
+  res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+  res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'POST, OPTIONS')
+  res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Content-Type')
+
+  if (req.method === 'OPTIONS') {
+    res.writeHead(204)
+    res.end()
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (req.method !== 'POST') {
+    res.writeHead(405, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Method not allowed' }))
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (!STRIPE_SECRET_KEY) {
+    res.writeHead(500, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Stripe not configured' }))
+    return
+  }
+
+  let body = ''
+  req.on('data', chunk => body += chunk)
+  req.on('end', async () => {
+    try {
+      const { price_id, mode, customer_email } = JSON.parse(body)
+      const result = await createCheckoutSession(price_id, mode, customer_email)
+
+      if (result.status === 200) {
+        res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
+        res.end(JSON.stringify({ url: result.body.url, session_id: result.body.id }))
+      } else {
+        res.writeHead(result.status, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
+        res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: result.body.error?.message || 'Stripe error' }))
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      res.writeHead(400, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: e.message }))
+    }
+  })
+})
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Checkout API running on :${PORT}`)
+})
diff --git a/site/checkout.md b/site/checkout.md
index a398d52..b1b7516 100644
--- a/site/checkout.md
+++ b/site/checkout.md
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ const { site } = useData()
 const router = useRouter()
 
 const PRICES = {
-  'self-paced': { price_id: 'price_self_paced', name: 'Self-Paced', amount: 9700 },
-  'enterprise': { price_id: 'price_enterprise', name: 'Enterprise', amount: 19900 },
-  'cohort': { price_id: 'price_cohort', name: 'Cohort', amount: 24700 },
+  'self-paced': { price_id: 'price_1TeZdgQGFaSjzUrJE4aoSlPb', name: 'Self-Paced', amount: 9700 },
+  'enterprise': { price_id: 'price_1TeZdhQGFaSjzUrJxVhrpvQj', name: 'Enterprise', amount: 19900 },
+  'cohort': { price_id: 'price_1TeZdiQGFaSjzUrJpoX01VPn', name: 'Cohort', amount: 24700 },
 }
 
 onMounted(async () => {