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How I Split My SaaS Boilerplate Between Vercel and the Edge
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How I Split My SaaS Boilerplate Between Vercel and the Edge

DEV Community: nextjs·seller-mind·about 6 hours ago
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When I first started building SaaS products, I kept running into the same wall. I’d have a great idea for a micro-SaaS, open my editor, and immediately get bogged down in the boilerplate. I was struggling with wiring up Stripe webhooks, configuring NextAuth for OAuth, and figuring out how to keep API routes fast for users outside my home region. Every time I started a new project, I spent the first two weeks just building the plumbing. The actual unique feature of my app wouldn't get written until week three. So I decided to build something to solve this.

The Plumbing Problem

The problem with SaaS boilerplate isn't just that it takes time to write; it's the context switching. When you're in the flow of designing your core product logic, stopping to debug a Stripe webhook signature or tweak a Cloudflare routing rule completely derails your momentum.

But there’s another layer to this: performance.…

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