Quickstart

This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your own Agentic SaaS business using our starter template.

Having a properly configured development environment is crucial for building, testing, and deploying your Agentic SaaS efficiently.

The template comes with example agents you can use as a baseline for your own custom AI solution.

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What prerequisites do you need?

• Code Editor (Cursor AI, Windsurf, VSCode, etc)
• MacOS or Linux Based OS
• Node.js 20+
• Package Manager (Bun, Yarn, NPM, PNPM, etc)
• Dedicated Development AWS Account with AWS SSO
• Github Account
• Stripe Account
• Clerk Account
• Unkey Account
• Cloudflare Account

Head over to account setups for help with prerequisites.

Time to Complete: 30 mins - 1 hrs

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1. Set up your Repository

Create a new repository from the Full-Stack Template: FS Template

The clone it to your local working directory.

Also update the sst.config.ts file with your app name.

// sst.config.ts
export default $config({
  app(input) {
    return {
      name: "cfs-template",
      removal: input?.stage === "production" ? "retain" : "remove",
      protect: ["production"].includes(input?.stage),
      home: "aws",
    };
  },
  async run() {
    const infra = await import("./infra");
    return {
      url: infra.frontend.url,
      api: infra.api.url,
    };
  },
});

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2. Install the dependencies

Install the dependencies:

bun install

Install sst

bun sst install

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3. Environment Variables

SST uses camelCase for environment variables. For more information, see the SST Environment Variables documentation.

The repository will have a .env.template file that you can use to set your environment variables. Change the .env.template file to .env.local and update the variables:

# AWS/SST Configuration
AwsProfile=<your-aws-profile>

# Authentication
ClerkSecretKey=<your-clerk-secret-key>
ClerkPublishableKey=<your-clerk-publishable-key>
ClerkSignInUrl=/sign-in
ClerkSignUpUrl=/sign-up

# AI Services
OpenaiApiKey=<your-openai-api-key>

# Payments
StripeSecretKey=<your-stripe-secret-key>
StripePublishableKey=<your-stripe-publishable-key>
StripeWebhookSecret=<your-stripe-webhook-secret>
PriceId=<your-stripe-price-id>

# Domain Configuration
BaseDomain=<your-domain.com>
CloudflareApiToken=<your-cloudflare-api-token>

# API Keys
UnkeyRootKey=<your-unkey-root-key>
UnkeyApiId=<your-unkey-api-id>

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4. Start your development environment

export AWS_PROFILE=<your-aws-profile>

bun sst secrets load .env.dev --stage dev

bun run dev

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Next Steps

• Add Your Own Agent
• Automate Your Deployment