Saasfly: Enterprise-Grade Next.js Boilerplate

Overview

Saasfly is a free and open-source Next.js boilerplate designed for building SaaS applications with ease. With a rich set of enterprise-grade features, seamless integrations, and thoughtful design, Saasfly simplifies the development process for SaaS startups, businesses, and developers.

Key Features

Frameworks and Tools

• Next.js: A React-based framework with an App Directory for scalable development.
• NextAuth.js: Comprehensive authentication for secure user management.
• Prisma: A robust ORM for seamless database management and schema generation.
• React-email: Enables creating beautiful, responsive emails using React components.
• Kysely: A type-safe SQL query builder for TypeScript.

UI and Design

• Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework for creating modern, responsive designs.
• Shadcn/UI: Prebuilt reusable components designed with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI.
• Framer Motion: A React animation library for creating smooth, dynamic interfaces.
• Lucide Icons: Pixel-perfect, customizable icons for your projects.

Performance and Optimization

• Bun: A high-speed package manager and runtime for enhanced performance.
• Vercel Analytics: Real-time performance metrics to monitor your app's efficiency.
• next/font: Optimizes custom fonts, improving performance and removing external requests.

Platform Integrations

• Vercel: Easy deployment of your Next.js app.
• Stripe: Robust payment processing for subscription-based businesses.
• Resend: Email delivery and marketing tools for developers.

Enterprise Features

• i18n: Support for internationalization to reach a global audience.
• SEO: Optimized tools to improve search engine visibility.
• Monorepo: Better code organization and scalability using a monorepo structure.
• T3 Env: Simplifies environment variable management.

Database Support

• PostgreSQL: A highly reliable, open-source database for data storage and retrieval.
• Vercel Postgres: Option to use a managed PostgreSQL server for easier setup.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have the following installed:

• Bun and Node.js
• Git
• PostgreSQL (local or hosted, with a POSTGRES_URL set in .env.local)