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 - 2 hrs

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1. Create a new project directory

mkdir my-ai-saas
cd my-ai-saas

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2. Set up your Repository

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

# Clone FS Template
cd my-ai-saas
gh repo clone <your-repo-name>

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:

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

// sst.config.ts
export default $config({
  app(input) {
    return {
      name: "<YOUR-APP-NAME>",
      removal: input?.stage === "prod" ? "retain" : "remove",
      
      home: "aws",
      providers: { aws: {
        region: "us-east-1",
      }, "aws-native": {
        region: "us-east-1",
      }, 
      cloudflare: {
        version: "5.42.0",
        apiToken: process.env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN,
      }
    },
    };
  },
  ... rest of the config
});

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Environment Variables

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

# 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>

Install the dependencies:

bun install

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3. Start your development environment

export AwsProfile=<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