The latest articles on DEV Community by katarinapetrov19 (@katarinapetrov19). https://dev.to/katarinapetrov19 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3991093%2Fee073136-37a7-4926-9dbd-abbf7acab132.png https://dev.to/katarinapetrov19 en katarinapetrov19 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:27:33 +0000 https://dev.to/katarinapetrov19/i-built-a-saas-boilerplate-after-rebuilding-auth-and-payments-for-the-4th-time-shipkit-v10-2de7 https://dev.to/katarinapetrov19/i-built-a-saas-boilerplate-after-rebuilding-auth-and-payments-for-the-4th-time-shipkit-v10-2de7 <p>Every time I started a new project I'd spend the first 2 weeks on the same stuff — JWT auth, Stripe webhooks, admin panels, email flows. So I built ShipKit to solve that once and for all.</p> <p>Stack: React + Vite + Express + SQLite — deliberately lightweight, no Next.js, no Prisma, easy to self-host.</p> <p>What's included:<br> JWT auth with email verification + password reset<br> Stripe subscriptions with webhook handling<br> Admin dashboard with user management and revenue metrics<br> Transactional email via Nodemailer (plug in any SMTP provider — Resend, SendGrid, Mailtrap)</p> <p>Live demo: <a href="https://shipkit-app.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://shipkit-app.vercel.app</a><br> GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/katarinapetrov19/ShipKit" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/katarinapetrov19/ShipKit</a><br> One-time purchase, no subscriptions. <br> Happy to answer questions or take feedback on the stack choices.</p> webdev programming productivity saas