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TLDR

next-forge is a production-ready Next.js monorepo starter that ships a SaaS web app with authentication, payments, emails, error tracking, and a component library pre-configured and ready to customize.

Mindmap

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  root((next-forge))
    Apps included
      Marketing site
      Main SaaS app
      API server
      Docs site
    Pre-wired services
      Clerk authentication
      Stripe payments
      Resend emails
      Sentry error tracking
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Next.js
      Turborepo
    Use cases
      SaaS bootstrap
      Monorepo setup
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Bootstrap a full SaaS web application with auth, payments, and emails already configured and working

USE CASE 2

Build a monorepo with a marketing site, main app, docs site, and API sharing code via Turborepo

USE CASE 3

Launch a subscription-based product with Stripe billing wired up from the first commit

USE CASE 4

Use the pre-built component library and documentation site as the foundation for a design system

What is it built with?

TypeScriptNext.jsTurborepoClerkStripeResendSentry

How does it compare?

vercel/next-forgeshopify/flash-listkulshekhar/ts-jest
Stars7,0707,0747,077
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires creating accounts and API keys for Clerk, Stripe, Resend, Sentry, and BetterStack before the app is fully functional.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

next-forge is a starter template for building software-as-a-service web applications using Next.js, a popular framework for building websites and web apps. Instead of spending weeks assembling tools and making integration decisions, you get a fully wired-up project from the start. The template is organized as a monorepo, meaning several related apps live in one place and share code. The included apps are: a marketing website, a main application with login and database access, an API server, a documentation site, an email templates project, and a component library for visual development. These apps are managed together using a tool called Turborepo, which coordinates building and running them efficiently. A set of shared packages covers the capabilities most SaaS products need. User authentication is handled by Clerk. Payments and subscriptions go through Stripe. Transactional emails use Resend. Error tracking is wired to Sentry, and uptime monitoring connects to BetterStack. Analytics, feature flags, real-time collaboration, file storage, scheduled jobs, internationalization, and in-app notifications are all included as pre-configured packages you can use or swap out. To start a new project, you run one command that scaffolds everything. From there you configure environment variables and set up accounts with the third-party services. Detailed documentation walks through each step, including how to replace any of the default service providers with alternatives. The template is free to use and open source under the MIT license. It is maintained by Vercel, the company behind Next.js.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I cloned next-forge and want to swap Clerk for a self-hosted Auth.js authentication. Walk me through the replacement steps.
Prompt 2
Using next-forge, help me configure a Stripe subscription product that charges users 10 dollars per month and shows their plan on the dashboard.
Prompt 3
I am using next-forge with Resend. Help me create an HTML welcome email that triggers automatically when a new user signs up via Clerk.
Prompt 4
Show me how to add a new shared package to the next-forge Turborepo monorepo for handling in-app notifications across both the marketing site and main app.
Prompt 5
Help me set up the feature flags package in next-forge to show a new onboarding flow to 50 percent of new users.

Frequently asked questions

What is next-forge?

next-forge is a production-ready Next.js monorepo starter that ships a SaaS web app with authentication, payments, emails, error tracking, and a component library pre-configured and ready to customize.

What language is next-forge written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Next.js, Turborepo.

What license does next-forge use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is next-forge to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is next-forge for?

Mainly developer.

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