Tutorials and honest advice for indie hackers shipping SaaS products.
Comparing the top Next.js SaaS templates and boilerplates in 2026 — ShipFast, Supastarter, Makerkit, and ZeroDrag. Features, pricing, and who each one is best for.
A complete guide to setting up authentication in Next.js App Router using NextAuth — Google OAuth, magic links, protected routes, and JWT sessions.
Everything you need to know about handling Stripe webhooks in Next.js — subscription lifecycle, entitlement sync, local testing, and the mistakes that cost you money.
A complete guide to integrating Razorpay subscriptions and payments in a Next.js App Router project — webhooks, entitlements, and how to support both Razorpay and Stripe.
Looking for a ShipFast alternative? Here's an honest breakdown of the best Next.js SaaS boilerplates in 2026 — what they include, who they're for, and how they compare on price.
A complete guide to setting up Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL in a Next.js App Router project — provider-agnostic setup, migrations, seed scripts, and production-safe deployment.
A complete guide to Stripe subscription billing in Next.js — checkout, subscription lifecycle, feature gating by plan, paywalls, and entitlement syncing.
A practical guide to integrating AI providers in a Next.js SaaS — multi-provider abstraction, server-side key management, per-user rate limiting, token tracking, and streaming.
An honest Saturday/Sunday breakdown for indie hackers — what to actually build, what to skip, and how to get your first paying user without burning out.
An honest analysis of the time and opportunity cost of building SaaS infrastructure from scratch versus using a boilerplate — and a simple framework to decide which is right for you.