Template Guides
Field notes on Next.js SaaS: Stripe webhooks, Supabase RLS, App Router SEO, launches, and pricing pages.
Best Next.js SaaS boilerplate in 2026: an honest buyer's guide
ShipFast, Makerkit, Supastarter, and Boilerlykit compared on stack, billing, multi-tenant, AI, and price. Where each one leads, where each one lags, and how to pick without regret.
Template vs boilerplate for Next.js SaaS (2026)
When a paid starter saves you time, when it costs more than rolling your own, and what to audit in the repo before you commit.
Selling templates online: Paddle vs Stripe (and when both)
Merchant-of-record vs DIY taxes, chargebacks, and checkout UX. What actually changes for template sellers.
Deploy a Next.js SaaS template on Vercel without drama
Env groups, webhook URLs, preview vs production domains, and caching surprises that only show up under load.
Supabase Auth plus RLS: keep rows where they belong
How JWT claims, policies, and schema line up so one workspace never reads another's data by accident.
Next.js App Router auth that does not fight Server Components
Sessions in cookies, middleware timing, route handlers, and the refresh flow that stops mystery 401s.
Pricing pages that do not bury the lead
Plans, limits, annual toggle, and the microcopy around the button people stare at the longest.
Next.js technical SEO checklist (App Router)
Canonicals, metadata API, sitemap route, robots, OG images, and JSON-LD that matches what users actually see.
Internal links that turn blog traffic into trials
Topic clusters, hub pages, and CTAs so search traffic stops dying on orphan posts.
SaaS launch checklist (2026): staging to first customers
Analytics, billing smoke tests, support paths, and the toggles people flip wrong between staging and prod.
RAG in a SaaS template: what to wire first
Upload rules, chunking cost, eval loops, and why auth matters as much as embeddings once you charge money.