Scale to Zero AWS is a comprehensive kit that provides a complete serverless infrastructure on AWS, helping developers save time and money. It includes separate production and development accounts, integrated features like authentication and payment processing, and follows AWS best practices for serverless architecture.
The kit handles everything from infrastructure setup to email marketing, enabling developers to focus on business logic rather than infrastructure configuration. With features like:
Separate frontend apps for landing, authentication, and dashboard
Backend powered by AWS Lambda and API Gateway
Integrated payment systems with Stripe and Lemon Squeezy
Authentication using AWS Cognito
Email marketing with AWS Pinpoint and SES
Automated deployments with GitHub CI/CD
Cost-efficient infrastructure that scales to zero when not in use
Deploy your entire infrastructure with a single command and start building your product immediately.
Full-stack boilerplate to build MVPs in days and scale for years
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Tailwind CSS
MongoDB
Next.js
Node.js
Features:
1-Click Deploy
Auth
Backend
CI/CD
Docker
Frequently Asked Questions
JavaScript
What makes JavaScript ideal for SaaS development?
JavaScript excels in SaaS development due to its robust ecosystem, strong typing capabilities, and excellent library support. JavaScript boilerplates leverage language-specific features to provide type-safe database queries, efficient API routing, and optimized runtime performance. The language's maturity means you get battle-tested packages for authentication, payment processing, and background jobs that integrate seamlessly.
TypeScript
What makes TypeScript ideal for SaaS development?
TypeScript excels in SaaS development due to its robust ecosystem, strong typing capabilities, and excellent library support. TypeScript boilerplates leverage language-specific features to provide type-safe database queries, efficient API routing, and optimized runtime performance. The language's maturity means you get battle-tested packages for authentication, payment processing, and background jobs that integrate seamlessly.
Astro
What Astro-specific architecture patterns are implemented?
Astro boilerplates leverage the framework's native architecture patterns including its routing system, middleware pipeline, and controller/handler structure. They implement Astro's conventions for separating concerns, dependency injection, and service layer patterns. The codebase follows Astro's best practices for organizing models, views/components, and business logic to ensure maintainability as your application grows.
Gatsby
What Gatsby-specific architecture patterns are implemented?
Gatsby boilerplates leverage the framework's native architecture patterns including its routing system, middleware pipeline, and controller/handler structure. They implement Gatsby's conventions for separating concerns, dependency injection, and service layer patterns. The codebase follows Gatsby's best practices for organizing models, views/components, and business logic to ensure maintainability as your application grows.
Hugo
What Hugo-specific architecture patterns are implemented?
Hugo boilerplates leverage the framework's native architecture patterns including its routing system, middleware pipeline, and controller/handler structure. They implement Hugo's conventions for separating concerns, dependency injection, and service layer patterns. The codebase follows Hugo's best practices for organizing models, views/components, and business logic to ensure maintainability as your application grows.
Next.js
What Next.js-specific architecture patterns are implemented?
Next.js boilerplates leverage the framework's native architecture patterns including its routing system, middleware pipeline, and controller/handler structure. They implement Next.js's conventions for separating concerns, dependency injection, and service layer patterns. The codebase follows Next.js's best practices for organizing models, views/components, and business logic to ensure maintainability as your application grows.
Node.js
What Node.js-specific architecture patterns are implemented?
Node.js boilerplates leverage the framework's native architecture patterns including its routing system, middleware pipeline, and controller/handler structure. They implement Node.js's conventions for separating concerns, dependency injection, and service layer patterns. The codebase follows Node.js's best practices for organizing models, views/components, and business logic to ensure maintainability as your application grows.
React
What React-specific architecture patterns are implemented?
React boilerplates leverage the framework's native architecture patterns including its routing system, middleware pipeline, and controller/handler structure. They implement React's conventions for separating concerns, dependency injection, and service layer patterns. The codebase follows React's best practices for organizing models, views/components, and business logic to ensure maintainability as your application grows.
CSS
What CSS-specific component architecture is used?
CSS boilerplates follow the framework's component composition patterns with reusable, atomic design components. They implement CSS's best practices for component structure, props handling, event management, and lifecycle methods. The component library includes authentication flows, dashboards, data tables, forms with validation, and navigation—all built with CSS's native features like hooks (React), composition API (Vue), or directives (Angular).
React
What React-specific component architecture is used?
React boilerplates follow the framework's component composition patterns with reusable, atomic design components. They implement React's best practices for component structure, props handling, event management, and lifecycle methods. The component library includes authentication flows, dashboards, data tables, forms with validation, and navigation—all built with React's native features like hooks (React), composition API (Vue), or directives (Angular).
Tailwind CSS
What Tailwind CSS-specific component architecture is used?
Tailwind CSS boilerplates follow the framework's component composition patterns with reusable, atomic design components. They implement Tailwind CSS's best practices for component structure, props handling, event management, and lifecycle methods. The component library includes authentication flows, dashboards, data tables, forms with validation, and navigation—all built with Tailwind CSS's native features like hooks (React), composition API (Vue), or directives (Angular).
DynamoDB
What DynamoDB-specific features are leveraged in these boilerplates?
DynamoDB boilerplates utilize the database's native capabilities including its transaction model (ACID for SQL, eventual consistency for NoSQL), indexing strategies (B-tree, GiST, full-text search), and advanced features like JSON columns, array types, window functions, or document queries. The schema design takes advantage of DynamoDB's strengths—whether that's PostgreSQL's JSONB, MySQL's full-text search, MongoDB's aggregation pipeline, or Redis's data structures.
Lemon Squeezy
What Lemon Squeezy API features are implemented?
Lemon Squeezy boilerplates implement the provider's complete API suite including checkout sessions, subscription lifecycle management, customer portal, webhook event handling, and invoice generation. They use Lemon Squeezy's latest API version with proper error handling, idempotency keys, and retry logic. The integration includes Lemon Squeezy-specific features like payment intents, setup intents, subscription schedules, and tax calculation APIs.
Stripe
What Stripe API features are implemented?
Stripe boilerplates implement the provider's complete API suite including checkout sessions, subscription lifecycle management, customer portal, webhook event handling, and invoice generation. They use Stripe's latest API version with proper error handling, idempotency keys, and retry logic. The integration includes Stripe-specific features like payment intents, setup intents, subscription schedules, and tax calculation APIs.
JavaScript
What JavaScript-specific tools and libraries are included?
JavaScript boilerplates include the language's most popular and production-proven tools. This typically includes testing frameworks, linters, formatters, build tools, and package managers specific to JavaScript. You'll get pre-configured toolchains that enforce best practices, automated testing pipelines, and development environments optimized for JavaScript development workflows.
