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ShipFree: Launch Your SaaS Faster with a Ready‑Made Next.js Boilerplate

A TypeScript‑based Next.js SaaS starter that lets founders spin up a production‑grade app quickly. 1.7k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “Open Source Next.js Saas Boilerplate”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (self-hosted)
1,706 stars+2★ this week474 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 21Updated 10/17/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Create a new SaaS product in minutes with ShipFree, a free Next.js boilerplate for founders.

Real use case example

"A founder of a new e-commerce startup can use ShipFree to create a working e-commerce website in under an hour. They can do this by downloading ShipFree, setting up their database, and customizing the templates to fit their brand. This allows them to have a basic online store up and running quickly."

Best insideCursorCodex CLISelf-hosted
When to use it
  • •When you want to launch a SaaS product fast without spending time on setting up the underlying infrastructure
  • •When you need a robust and scalable foundation for your SaaS application
  • •When you want to focus on developing your product's unique features instead of reinventing the wheel
Ready-to-paste prompt
npx create-next-app my-saas-app --example https://github.com/revokslab/ShipFree
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Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/shipfree && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/shipfree/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/shipfree/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
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How ShipFree: Launch Your SaaS Faster with a Ready‑Made Next.js Boilerplate works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

ShipFree: Launch Your SaaS Faster with a Ready‑Made Next.js Boilerplate is a large TypeScript project (~17k lines across 165 code files). Setup is light: runs with Docker — add your API keys to .env. Last commit this month, MIT license, no tests found.

Size
Large codebase
~17k lines · 165 code files · ~2 h to skim
Setup
Light setup
Runs with Docker — add your API keys to .env.
Runs on
Node.js · Docker
Needs API keys (.env)
TypeScript 94%JavaScript 5%CSS 1%Dockerfile 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    .env.example
    The API keys and settings you must provide
  5. 5
    src/database/index.ts
    Inside src/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
src/Core code — the actual logic171 files
docs/Documentation23 files
docker/Deployment / infrastructure8 files
scripts/Helper scripts1 files
.cursor/Editor / agent settings57 files
.claude/Editor / agent settings52 files
.opencode/Tool / agent settings52 files
public/Images & static assets34 files
READMENo tests foundDocumentedNo CIDocker readyMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
revokslab
Language
TypeScript
Category
saas-starter
Published
2/1/2025

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