Next-Forge is a free, open-source Turborepo template designed for quickly building production-grade Next.js full-stack applications, particularly suited for SaaS projects. It offers a pre-configured modern tech stack and a modular architecture.
Core stack is based on Next.js 14 and TypeScript, managed via Turborepo Monorepo, with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui for styling and components, and pre-configured production services such as Clerk, Stripe, Prisma, and Sentry.
Run the command in the terminal: npx next-forge@latest init to bootstrap a new project.
The Next-Forge template itself is free and open-source. However, using its integrated third-party services (like Clerk, Stripe) may incur costs, depending on each provider's pricing.
It targets developers building production-ready enterprise-grade Next.js full-stack applications, especially teams or individuals developing SaaS products who want a production-ready architecture and reduced initial configuration.
It uses a Turborepo-based Monorepo architecture to manage multiple apps (e.g., web frontends, API backends) and shared packages in a single repo, simplifying dependency management and build optimization.
Run npx next-forge@latest update, which provides an interactive script to merge the latest template changes. You may need to manually resolve code conflicts.
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