create-saas-app

Official CLI for Launch.now — the production-ready SaaS boilerplate for solo builders, indie hacker, and developers, built in Next.Js.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20.0.0
• pnpm >= 10.0.0
• A valid Launch.now license key — purchase one here

Usage

npx create-saas-app my-app
# or
pnpm dlx create-saas-app my-app

The CLI will guide you through an interactive setup:

1. License key — validates your Launch.now license
2. Project name — the name of the folder to create
3. Architecture — choose between B2B or B2C mode
4. Auth features — optionally enable 2FA and/or Passkeys
5. Git — optionally initialize a git repository
6. Dependencies — optionally run pnpm install

Options

| Flag | Description | | ---------------- | ---------------------------- | | --b2b | Use B2B mode (skip prompt) | | --b2c | Use B2C mode (skip prompt) | | --skip-git | Skip git initialization | | --skip-install | Skip dependency installation |

# Example: create a B2C app without installing deps
npx create-saas-app my-app --b2c --skip-install

Modes

Multi-tenant SaaS model - B2B

Multi-tenant architecture with organizations, roles, and invitations. Includes:

• Organization setup and management
• Member invitations and role-based access
• Per-organization billing via Stripe

Single-tenant SaaS model - B2C

Individual user architecture with personal billing. Includes:

• User profile and account management
• Personal Stripe subscription
• Simplified auth flow

Authentication Plugins

Both modes support optional advanced authentication features:

| Plugin | Description | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | Two-Factor Auth | TOTP-based 2FA with backup codes | | Passkeys | WebAuthn passwordless login (requires HTTPS in production) |

Unselected plugins are fully removed from the output — including their files, components, and npm dependencies.

What gets generated

my-app/
├── app/                  # Next.js App Router pages
├── src/
│   ├── components/       # UI and feature components
│   ├── lib/              # Auth, Stripe, Prisma, Inngest...
│   ├── store/            # Zustand stores
│   └── utils/            # Shared utilities
├── prisma/               # Prisma schema and migrations
├── emails/               # React Email templates
├── .env.local            # Pre-filled env template
└── package.json          # Cleaned up for your chosen mode

The .env.local is generated automatically with all the required variables for your stack.

After setup

cd my-app

# 1. Fill in your environment variables
#    Edit .env.local with your DB, Stripe, Resend, etc.

# 2. Push the database schema
pnpm db:push

# 3. Start the dev server
pnpm dev

Full documentation: docs.launch.now

Additional commands

gen-index

Generates barrel index.ts files for TypeScript directories.

# Generate index.ts for a single directory
create-saas-app gen-index src/components/ui

# Recursively generate for all subdirectories
create-saas-app gen-index src/components --recursive

# Preview without writing
create-saas-app gen-index src/components --dry

# Watch mode — auto-regenerate on file changes
create-saas-app gen-index src/components --watch

Files matching *.test.ts, *.spec.ts, *.stories.ts are automatically excluded. Add // @barrel-ignore as the first line of any file to exclude it manually. Type-only files automatically use export type * instead of export *.

License

This CLI is part of the Launch.now boilerplate and is covered by your Launch.now license. Redistribution or resale is not permitted.