Question 1

How to deploy SaaS Boilerplate to AWS?

Accepted Answer

Detailed instructions are in Chapters 9 and 10 of their book; it supports AWS Elastic Beanstalk, API Gateway, and Lambda, but requires manual configuration of environment variables and IAM roles for services like S3 and SES.

Question 2

Can I use SaaS Boilerplate with PostgreSQL instead of MongoDB?

Accepted Answer

No, it's tightly coupled to MongoDB via Mongoose models; switching would require rewriting all data layers and queries, which is not supported out of the box.

Question 3

SaaS Boilerplate vs Laravel Spark: which is better for a SaaS startup?

Accepted Answer

SaaS Boilerplate is a JavaScript/TypeScript stack with Next.js and React, ideal for teams familiar with modern frontend tools, while Laravel Spark is a PHP/Laravel solution better suited for backend-centric developers; choose based on your team's expertise.

Question 4

How to add custom user roles or permissions in SaaS Boilerplate?

Accepted Answer

You'd need to modify the User and Team models in the api/server/models folder, update API endpoints, and extend the UI components in app/components, as the boilerplate only provides basic role-based settings.

Question 5

Is SaaS Boilerplate good for a multi-tenant app with separate databases?

Accepted Answer

Not ideal; it uses a single MongoDB instance and doesn't include built-in support for database-per-tenant architectures, so you'd have to implement that yourself, which can be complex.

Question 6

Does SaaS Boilerplate support dark mode or custom themes?

Accepted Answer

It uses Material-UI, which has theming capabilities, but customizing themes requires editing the theme.ts file in app/lib and may involve overriding default styles, as there's no pre-built dark mode.

Question 7

How to handle Stripe webhooks for subscription failures in SaaS Boilerplate?

Accepted Answer

The boilerplate includes verified Stripe webhook handling in api/server/stripe.ts for failed payments, but you must set up the STRIPE_LIVE_ENDPOINTSECRET in your .env file and ensure your server is publicly accessible for webhook calls.

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