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Spruce Emmanuel
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NEON OSS Next.js Starter Kit

This is a submission for the Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge : Ultimate Starter Kit

My Kit

This is a powerful starter kit designed to kickstart your Next.js projects with ease. It comes fully equipped with authentication, Prisma integration, and a sleek UI using Tailwind CSS and Shadcn UI. Whether you're building a personal project or a full-scale application, this kit provides a solid foundation, including ready-to-go configurations for popular deployment platforms like Vercel, Netlify, and Heroku.

Link to Kit

You can find my starter kit on GitHub: NEON OSS Starter Kit.

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The NEON OSS Next.js Starter Kit is a full-stack application template designed to help developers kickstart their projects with modern technologies.

NEON OSS Next.js Starter Kit

Overview

The NEON OSS Starter Kit is a full-stack application template designed to help developers kickstart their projects with modern technologies. It features built-in user authentication, database management, and a fully responsive design, all powered by NEON, Next.js, Prisma, and Tailwind CSS. This starter kit is ideal for building scalable, serverless applications with ease, enabling you to focus on adding your unique features without worrying about the initial setup.

Tech Stack

  • Next.js 14: React framework for building web applications
  • NEON: Serverless PostgreSQL database
  • Prisma: Next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript
  • NextAuth v5: Authentication for Next.js
  • shadcn/ui: Re-usable components built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS
  • Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS framework

Features

  • User Authentication: Includes sign-up, login, and logout functionality with protected routes for both client-side and server-side authentication, leveraging NextAuth.js.
  • Database Management: Integrated with Prisma for seamless…

The repository includes detailed instructions on setting up the kit and getting started with your project.

Your Journey

I chose this stack because it combines the best tools for modern web development, making it easier to create robust, scalable applications. Through this process, I learned how to streamline the integration of various tools like Prisma, NextAuth, and Tailwind CSS, making them work together seamlessly. This project taught me the importance of simplicity and structure in a starter kit, ensuring that developers can focus on building their apps rather than getting lost in setup configurations.

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