Quick Start

Deploy to Vercel (Fastest)

Deploy with Vercel

Click the button, connect your GitHub, and Vercel handles the rest. You'll have a live site in ~2 minutes.

After deploy, set these environment variables in your Vercel dashboard:

DATABASE_URL=           # PostgreSQL connection string (Neon recommended)
AUTH_SECRET=            # Run: openssl rand -base64 32
AUTH_URL=               # Your deployed URL (e.g. https://myapp.vercel.app)

Local Development

# Create a new project (clones template, sets upstream, installs deps)
npx create-shipkit my-app
cd my-app

# Rebrand to your project
bunx tsx scripts/rebrand.ts --name "My App" --domain "myapp.com" --creator-name "Your Name"

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# Edit .env.local with your DATABASE_URL and AUTH_SECRET

# Start dev server
bun dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

What You Get

Out of the box, Shipkit includes:

  • Authentication with multiple providers (GitHub, Google, Discord, email, guest)
  • Database with Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL
  • Payments via Lemon Squeezy, Stripe, or Polar
  • CMS with Payload CMS and/or Builder.io
  • Email via Resend with React Email templates
  • UI with 125+ shadcn/ui components, dark mode, view transitions
  • Analytics with PostHog, Umami, or DataFast
  • Admin dashboard with role-based access control
  • AI demos with OpenAI, Anthropic, and browser-based SmolLM

Everything is controlled by feature flags. If an env var isn't set, the feature disables cleanly.

First Customization

Run the rebrand script to update all config references at once:

bunx tsx scripts/rebrand.ts --name "My App" --slug "my-app" --domain "myapp.com" --creator-name "Your Name"

See the rebranding guide for what gets updated and manual steps.

Next Steps