Getting Started

What is Launchframe?

Launchframe is an opinionated SaaS starter for Next.js 16. One CLI command scaffolds a production-ready project with auth, billing, email, database, testing, CI/CD, and AI-first developer experience.

Two templates ship today:

blank — minimal SaaS baseline: header nav, hero landing, auth, billing, email, database
dashboard — product-facing starter: marketing page with pricing, demo dashboard, polished UI, dark design system

Prerequisites

Node.js 22+ (LTS recommended)
pnpm (or npm / bun)
PostgreSQL database (local or hosted)

Install

npx create-launchframe my-app

The interactive wizard walks you through template, database driver, billing provider, auth provider, email, deploy target, and AI tools.

Non-interactive (CI-friendly)

npx create-launchframe my-app \
  --template dashboard \
  --database-driver pg \
  --billing stripe \
  --auth email-password+github \
  --email-provider resend \
  --deploy-target docker \
  --package-manager pnpm \
  --ai-tools cursor,claude

Run

cd my-app
cp .env.example .env.local   # add your keys
pnpm install
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

What's Included

Every generated project ships with:

Area	Stack
Framework	Next.js 16 App Router, React 19, TypeScript 5.9
Database	PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM (migrations, seeds, typed schema)
Auth	Better Auth — email/password + optional GitHub OAuth
Billing	Stripe or Polar (checkout, portal, webhooks)
Email	Resend transactional email
Testing	Vitest (unit) + Playwright (E2E)
Quality	ESLint 9, Prettier, Husky + lint-staged
CI/CD	GitHub Actions
AI DX	AGENTS.md + ARCHITECTURE.md (always); CLAUDE.md, .cursor/rules, .gemini (via `--ai-tools`)
Deploy	Vercel or Docker

Next Steps

Quick Start → — step-by-step setup with env vars
CLI Options → — full reference for all flags
Templates → — what each template includes
Modules → — how the modular architecture works