ShipFast
Marc Lou · Coding
ShipFast is a Next.js boilerplate by Marc Lou with payments, login, email, a database and SEO already wired together, so you can launch a SaaS or AI tool in days instead of weeks.
About ShipFast
What Is ShipFast
ShipFast is a paid code template for building web apps on Next.js. You don't start from an empty folder. You get a working app with the boring parts finished: a pricing page that charges cards, a login flow, a blog, and email that lands in the inbox. Buyers choose JavaScript or TypeScript and the app router or pages router once they're inside the repo.
The product exists because solo builders keep rebuilding the same setup. Stripe webhooks, DKIM records, Google OAuth consent screens, SEO metadata, a database connection. Each piece takes an afternoon. Together they eat the first month of a project, and none of it makes the product different.
That's the trade ShipFast sells, and it comes with a clear limit. It's a Next.js starter kit rather than a website builder. You still write your own features in React, and you still need to be comfortable with Next.js. There's no hosted version, no free plan and no drag and drop editor. If you want a finished app without touching code, this isn't it.
Getting Started
- Pick the Starter or All-in plan on shipfa.st and pay once. Repository access arrives right after checkout.
- Clone the repo into your own GitHub account, then open it in VS Code or Cursor.
- Fill in the environment variables for your payment provider, database and email service. The defaults assume Stripe, MongoDB and Mailgun, and each one swaps out cleanly.
- Follow the written tutorial that comes with the docs. It covers OAuth keys, DNS records for your sending subdomain and the first Vercel deploy.
- Replace the demo copy and pricing table with your own, then take a test payment before you announce anything.
Product Information
A quick look at ShipFast's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Solo founders and indie makers
- Developers learning modern Next.js
- Small teams shipping an AI wrapper
Tasks
- Taking payments on a new SaaS
- Adding Google login and magic links
- Launching a blog with proper SEO tags
Scenarios
- A weekend MVP that has to accept real money by Monday
- Testing an idea before quitting a job
- Client work where you rebuild the same stack
Key features
Payments Wired to Stripe and Lemon Squeezy
Checkout, subscription webhooks and a billing portal are connected out of the box. You paste your keys, set your prices and the flow works. Renewals, failed cards and cancellations are handled by webhook events that already exist in the repo. Lemon Squeezy is supported if you'd rather not deal with Stripe tax rules yourself. This is the feature most buyers come for, because payment bugs cost real revenue.
Login With Google OAuth and Magic Links
The template ships two sign in paths. Google OAuth handles the common case, and magic links cover people who don't want another password. Session handling, protected routes and the redirect after login are already written, so you spend your time on the dashboard instead of the auth screen.
Transactional Email That Skips the Spam Folder
ShipFast sets up Mailgun or Resend with the DNS records that decide whether your email reaches an inbox: DKIM, DMARC and SPF on a sending subdomain. It also includes a webhook for receiving and forwarding mail. Without those records, a password reset lands in spam and the user assumes your app is broken.
Database and Protected API Routes
MongoDB and Supabase are both supported, with the connection layer and example models in place. API routes come with a protection pattern, so a route that should require a logged in user doesn't accidentally answer anonymous requests. Swapping to Postgres means changing the data layer, not rewriting the app.
SEO, Blog and Landing Page Sections
Metadata helpers, a sitemap, a blog with markdown posts and reusable sections for pricing, FAQ and testimonials are all included. You can copy a section into a new page and it keeps working. For a Next.js SaaS starter, that covers the pages most projects need on day one.
A Codebase Built for AI Editors
The repo is consistent enough to work as an AI codebase. File names, component patterns and data fetching follow the same conventions throughout, which gives Cursor or Copilot real context instead of guesses. Ask for a new feature and the generated code tends to match the existing structure, so you review less and ship sooner.
Pros and cons
Pros
- One payment covers unlimited projects and lifetime updates, which matters if you launch often.
- The unglamorous parts are finished and tested: webhooks, DNS for email, OAuth callbacks and protected routes.
- Consistent file structure makes AI editors noticeably more useful on this repo than on a blank project.
- The docs walk through the setup steps that usually break, including sending domain records and the first deploy.
Cons
- No free plan or trial, so you pay before you see a single line of the code.
- It's tied to Next.js. If your team works in Vue, Svelte or plain React, the template saves you nothing.
- The included stack nudges you toward specific vendors, and moving off them takes real work even if the docs call the pieces independent.
- At $199 and up, it costs more than the free starter kits, and the difference only pays off if you'd otherwise spend days on setup.
Frequently asked questions
You get a Next.js repository with payments, login, a database layer, email, a blog, SEO helpers and UI components, plus the written setup tutorial. Access includes both JavaScript and TypeScript versions and both router styles, so you pick one after checkout.
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