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Prerequisites

  • A dedicated development AWS account with AWS SSO
  • A Github account
  • A Stripe account
  • A Clerk account
  • A Cloudflare account
  • AWS Account

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Setup Your Developer Accounts

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AWS Account

You will need to configure AWS to use SST for automation. Follow the guide here to set up your AWS accounts with SST. You can also configure autodeploy with SST following the guide here

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Github Account

A github account is required to clone the templates and deploy. When create a clone from a template, do not select the “include all branches” option. For more help with cloning, head over to the here.

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AI Code Editor

Cursor AI is a great tool and the recommended editor for development. You can get started with cursor by going to cursor.sh

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Billing and Auth Services

You will need to configure these services to enable billing and auth for your users.

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Stripe

The endpoint is already preconfigured in the API template as /checkout. Create a webhook for the checkout-session.completed event using the url https://dev-api.yourdomain.com/v1/checkout. Create a product and price in Stripe. Next, update your .env.dev file with the correct values for stripe. For more step-by-step instructions on setting up your webhooks, head over to the Setup Webhooks guide. For more help creating a product and price, head over to the Stripe Products.

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Clerk

In clerk you will need to create a webhook for the user.created event. The endpoint is already preconfigured in the API template as /signup-webhook. Create a webhook for the user.created event using the url https://dev-api.yourdomain.com/v1/signup-webhook. Customize the session token by with the following metadata: 
{
	"metadata": "{{user.public_metadata}}"
}
For more help customizing the session token, head over to the Customizing the Session Token. For more step-by-step instructions on setting up your webhooks, head over to the Setup Webhooks guide.

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Unkey

Unkey is used to manage your API keys. You will need to create a root key and an API. From there you will need to update the .env.dev file in the API template with the correct values. For more help setting up your API keys, head over to the Unkey Docs.

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Cloudflare

Cloudflare is used to manage your DNS and SSL certificates. It also provides security protections for you web app and API. To set up your custom domain, head over to the Cloudflare Guide. Once you have your custom domain set up, you will need to update the BASE_DOMAIN variable in the .env.dev file in the API template. You will also need to make sure your domain is set to Full-strict Full-Strict mode. Then set up your Cloudflare API token. For more help setting up your Cloudflare API token, head over to the Cloudflare API Token.
If you don’t have a custom domain the template will fail to deploy.