The scalable and production-ready SaaS starter kit

Go from 0 to production in 15 minutes

A modern, type-safe, and high-performance SaaS starter template built with a monorepo architecture. Deploy with one click and start building features on day one.

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Base UI

Better Auth

Bun

Docker

Drizzle ORM

Fumadocs

Hono

Next.js

Oxc

PostgreSQL

React

shadcn/ui

Tanstack Query

Tailwind CSS

tsdown

Turborepo

TypeScript

Vercel

Zod

Base UI

Better Auth

Bun

Docker

Drizzle ORM

Fumadocs

Hono

Next.js

Oxc

PostgreSQL

React

shadcn/ui

Tanstack Query

Tailwind CSS

tsdown

Turborepo

TypeScript

Vercel

Zod

Game-changing features to launch at Zero speed

Everything you need to launch your SaaS in no time. Get all the core functionalities and integrations out of the box, so you can focus on the business.

Type-Safe API Client

End-to-end type safety with Hono RPC. Your frontend knows exactly what your backend returns. Catch errors at compile time.

Authentication

Better Auth with GitHub & Google OAuth, organizations, teams, and role-based access. Add providers in minutes.

Organizations & Teams

Multi-tenant out of the box with Better Auth: organizations, teams, member roles, and invitations, plus an org switcher in the dashboard.

Admin Console & Roles

Role-based admin area at /console, gated by user role via the Better Auth admin plugin. Ships with internal docs and runbooks.

Database & ORM

PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM. Migrations and type-safe queries out of the box. Production-ready schema.

Rate-Limited API

Built-in API rate limiting per IP, user, or API key, with sensible defaults and full configuration via environment variables.

Modern UI Components

Shadcn UI components with Tailwind CSS. Beautiful, accessible, and customizable. Ready to use or customize.

Monorepo Architecture

Shared packages for auth, database, and env. Scale your codebase efficiently with clean separation of concerns.

High Performance

Built on Bun runtime and Turborepo for lightning-fast development and builds. Optimized for production.

Type-Safe Environment

Centralized environment variables with validation. One env file, selective access per package. Never miss a variable.

Full-Text Search

Built-in search for docs and blog powered by Fumadocs. Fast and accurate content discovery.

SEO & Marketing

Meta tags, social media images, sitemaps, robots.txt, and more. SEO optimized out of the box.

Documentation & llms.txt

Fumadocs with auto-generated llms.txt endpoint. Full-text search and structured content for AI assistants.

One-Click Deployment

Docker and Vercel configurations included. Deploy to production in minutes, not days. Pre-configured CI/CD.

Automated Releases

Automated changelog generation and release workflow. Draft PRs for canary to main and changelog updates.

Why ZeroStarter?

Architecture & Best Practices as a Service — ZeroStarter isn't just a starter template, it's a complete blueprint for building production-ready SaaS applications.

Modular Architecture

Clean, plug-and-play packages that work independently or together. Swap components, extend functionality, or customize without breaking the system.

End-to-End Type Safety

Hono RPC ensures type safety from database to frontend. Catch errors at compile time, ship with confidence.

Production-Ready Performance

Optimized with Bun runtime and Turborepo for blazing-fast development and builds. Built for scale.

Beautiful UI Out of the Box

Shadcn UI components with Tailwind CSS, ready to customize or use as-is. Modern design system included.

Enterprise-Grade Auth

Better Auth with GitHub & Google OAuth, organizations, teams, and role-based access. Fully configured and ready to extend.

Comprehensive Documentation

Every pattern, practice, and decision documented with Fumadocs and AI-optimized llms.txt. Learn as you build.

Type-Safe API Calls

Full type inference from backend to frontend. No more manual type definitions. See the magic happen.

import { apiClient, unwrap } from "@/lib/api/client"

// Fully typed { data, error } — TypeScript knows exactly what you're getting!
const { data, error } = await unwrap(apiClient.health.$get())

Get Started in Minutes

Clone, install, and start building. It's that simple.

# Clone the template
bunx gitpick https://github.com/nrjdalal/zerostarter/tree/main
cd zerostarter

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Set up environment variables (see docs)
cp .env.example .env

# Set up database
bun run db:generate
bun run db:migrate

# Start development
bun dev

Documentation

Frequently Asked Questions

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Ready to Build Your SaaS?

Start building your next project with ZeroStarter today. Skip the complex setups and start building features on day one.