The latest articles on DEV Community by Dragos (@dragos_0a4321c8a41b3ca4c7). https://dev.to/dragos_0a4321c8a41b3ca4c7 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1562067%2F09ce204e-9173-426f-bcf9-30507d986e61.png https://dev.to/dragos_0a4321c8a41b3ca4c7 en Dragos Thu, 15 May 2025 06:25:39 +0000 https://dev.to/dragos_0a4321c8a41b3ca4c7/i-built-my-first-saas-with-nextjs-a-web-store-builder-for-starters-57mi https://dev.to/dragos_0a4321c8a41b3ca4c7/i-built-my-first-saas-with-nextjs-a-web-store-builder-for-starters-57mi <p><a href="https://weshift.shop/home" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F7abmyjf73jjl8ke4dfuv.PNG" alt="WeShift homepage" width="800" height="407"></a></p> <p>I'm excited to share my first SaaS project, built with Next.js. It's a web store builder, somewhat like Shopify — but with a twist: it’s designed more for individuals just getting started, not necessarily established businesses.</p> <p>The idea was to create something that removes the complexity for beginners and makes it easy for anyone to spin up a simple, good-looking store.</p> <p>🌟 What's in the MVP?<br> This is the first real MVP I’ve been able to bring to life, and I’m proud of what it includes so far:</p> <ul> <li>🧑‍💻 Multi-tenant authentication</li> <li>Built from scratch — no third-party libraries. Each subdomain has isolated users, roles, and sessions.</li> <li>🔐 Business logic separation</li> <li>A clean separation between categories, products, orders, users, and their roles. Tenants only access their own data.</li> <li>🌐 Subdomain-based hosting</li> <li>Each store lives on its own subdomain like mystore.weshift.shop.</li> <li>⚡ Live content updates</li> <li>Each business has its own "CMS-like" dashboard for customizing the front page. Changes are reflected instantly.</li> <li>🖼️ Metadata and customization</li> <li>Users can upload logos and banners, and every store is SEO-ready with relevant metadata.</li> <li>🧠 AI-assisted content generation</li> <li>Helpful text generation for product descriptions and business bios using a GPT-based API.</li> </ul> <p>📚 Getting Started<br> I've also included a guide within the app to help new users get up and running quickly. Just in case it’s not intuitive, I walk you through:</p> <ul> <li>Setting up your store</li> <li>Adding products</li> <li>Customizing the landing page</li> <li>Publishing your site</li> </ul> <p>There’s also a contact form in case you run into any issues, and a news section where I post updates and patch notes.</p> <p>🔗 Check it out<br> 👉 <a href="https://weshift.shop/home" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live demo here</a><br> 👉 <a href="https://weshift.shop/guide" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guide</a><br> 👉 <a href="https://weshift.shop/news" rel="noopener noreferrer">Changelog / News</a><br> 👉 <a href="https://weshift.shop/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer">Feedback and bug report</a></p> <p>💬 Feedback Welcome<br> This is very much a work-in-progress, and I’d love your thoughts, critiques, or even bug reports. Whether it’s the UI, performance, UX flow, or a feature suggestion — I’m all ears.</p> <p>Thanks for reading!</p> nextjs saas react webdev