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ixartz/next-js-boilerplate

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TLDR

A ready-to-use Next.js starter template with authentication, database, testing, linting, and error tracking all pre-configured so you can skip setup and start building.

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    What it does
      Starter template
      Pre-wired tooling
      Skip boilerplate setup
    Tech stack
      Next.js
      TypeScript
      Tailwind CSS
      DrizzleORM
    Auth and DB
      Clerk auth
      PostgreSQL
      Neon production
    Dev tools
      Vitest tests
      Playwright E2E
      Storybook
      Sentry errors
    Audience
      Web developers
      SaaS builders
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Launch a SaaS web app with user authentication already wired up on day one.

USE CASE 2

Start a Next.js project with testing infrastructure and CI-ready code quality checks in place from the first commit.

USE CASE 3

Build a multi-language web application with internationalization pre-configured.

Tech stack

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSClerkDrizzleORMVitestPlaywrightStorybook

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Needs a Clerk account for auth and a Neon account for production database, local development works with the built-in PGlite browser database.

In plain English

Next.js Boilerplate is a starter template for building web applications with Next.js, a popular React-based web framework. Rather than starting a project from a blank slate and spending days wiring up testing tools, linters, authentication, and databases, you clone this repository and get all of that pre-configured and working together from the start. The template is built around Next.js with TypeScript (a typed version of JavaScript that catches errors before the app runs) and Tailwind CSS (a utility-based styling system). On the developer tooling side, it includes ESLint and Prettier for code formatting, Lefthook for running checks before commits, Vitest and Playwright for writing and running tests, Storybook for previewing UI components in isolation, and Commitlint for keeping commit messages consistent. User authentication is handled through Clerk, a third-party service that provides sign-up, sign-in, password reset, magic link (passwordless) login, multi-factor authentication, social logins (Google, GitHub, and others), and passkeys. The database layer uses DrizzleORM, which works with PostgreSQL, SQLite, and MySQL. For local development there is a built-in browser-based database called PGlite that requires no setup, and the template is configured to connect to Neon (a cloud PostgreSQL service) in production. Other included integrations cover error tracking via Sentry, logging via LogTape, multi-language support via next-intl, security features via Arcjet (bot detection and rate limiting), and AI-assisted code review via CodeRabbit. A live demo of the boilerplate is available on the project website. This is a starting point for developers who want to build a web application without manually assembling and configuring each piece. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I cloned the ixartz/next-js-boilerplate. Walk me through setting up Clerk authentication with Google social login and connecting it to a Neon PostgreSQL database for production.
Prompt 2
I'm using this Next.js boilerplate and want to add a new database table for blog posts using DrizzleORM. Show me how to write the schema and run the migration.
Prompt 3
How do I add a new locale to the next-intl setup in this boilerplate to support Spanish alongside the existing languages?
Prompt 4
I want to write a Playwright end-to-end test for the login flow in this boilerplate. Show me the test file.
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