What is Nodewood?
Nodewood is a comprehensive JavaScript SaaS Starter Kit designed to streamline the development of SaaS web applications. It offers a full skeleton application and development environment, enabling developers to start coding their app's core functionality immediately. The kit includes built-in user authentication and administration, subscription management powered by Stripe's Subscriptions API, and a Docker-based development setup, saving significant time on boilerplate code and infrastructure setup.
Built with Node.js on the backend and Vue.js on the frontend, Nodewood ensures shared validation and models across both layers, enhancing efficiency and consistency. It features a CLI tool for quick code generation, a user administration console, and customizable UI components using Tailwind CSS. The framework is designed to be extendable, allowing developers to override or extend any file without being locked into rigid structures, making it ideal for rapid prototyping and production-ready applications.
Features
- User Authentication & Administration: Built-in secure authentication with JWTs and CSRF tokens, plus a user administration console for easy management
- Subscription Management: Integrated with Stripe's Subscriptions API for quick setup of subscription plans and billing
- Code Generation: CLI tool for generating controllers, pages, migrations, and full features with example code
- Docker-based Development: Ready-to-go development environment using Docker containers to avoid local conflicts
- Customizable UI: Vue.js components and Tailwind CSS for easy theming and component building
Use Cases
- Rapid prototyping of SaaS applications
- Building subscription-based web apps with integrated billing
- Developing secure web apps with user authentication out-of-the-box
- Accelerating development for startups or solo developers
- Creating scalable web applications with a consistent tech stack
