The Problem
Every time a developer wants to build an AI-powered SaaS product, they face the same 2–3 month grind: setting up authentication, payment processing, database schemas, chat UI with streaming, token tracking, and usage-based billing — before writing a single line of actual product code.
I know this because I've lived it. As a senior full-stack developer, I've built AI features professionally and watched the same foundational work repeat itself across every project.
The Solution
Ignitra is an AI-native Next.js boilerplate that eliminates those months of setup. Clone the repo, change your environment variables, deploy to Vercel — and you have a production-ready AI SaaS product.
What makes Ignitra different from other boilerplates is that it's built specifically for AI products. Multi-provider AI support (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), streaming chat with code blocks, per-user token tracking, and usage-based billing are all built in from day one — not bolted on as afterthoughts.
Who It's For
Ignitra is built for:
- Solo developers who want to ship an AI product fast
- Indie hackers validating AI SaaS ideas over a weekend
- Small dev teams (2–5 people) building their next product
- Freelancers who build AI products for clients
The Tech Stack
Ignitra uses the tools modern developers already know and love:
- Next.js 15 (App Router) with TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui
- Supabase for auth and PostgreSQL
- Drizzle ORM for type-safe queries
- Stripe for subscriptions and usage billing
- Vercel AI SDK for streaming responses
- Resend for transactional emails
- Docker Compose for local development
About the Creator
I'm Ahmed Alaa, a senior full-stack developer based in Cairo, Egypt. I build software professionally and created Ignitra as a side project to solve a problem I kept running into: spending months on boilerplate before building the actual product.
I'm building Ignitra in public — sharing progress, revenue, and lessons learned along the way.
Get in Touch
- Website: ignitra.dev
- Twitter: @AhmedAlaa707
- Email: info@ignitra.dev
- Support the project: ko-fi.com/ahmedalaa20194