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I've built a bunch of things with virtually the same tech stack, TypeScript, Next.js, React, TailwindCSS, PostgreSQL, Node.js (Express).

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For me it's quick and easy to spin up things as I need them. Highly recommend it.

I kept re-building the same tech stack over and over, so I finally decided to formalize it in Nodewood (https://nodewood.com), a SaaS web app starter kit/boilerplate. I figure, rather than rewrite it every time, skimping on features to get to market faster, I can just build it "right" the first time, and then not only do I have a great starting point, but I also have a product I can sell and help others with as well.

The tech behind Nodewood (and all the rest of my stuff):

• VueJS (https://vuejs.org/), TailwindCSS(https://tailwindcss.com/), and Webpack (https://webpack.js.org/) for the front-end.
• NodeJS & ExpressJS (http://expressjs.com/) for the API backend.
• A customized PassportJS (http://www.passportjs.org/) for JWT auth.
• PostgreSQL (https://www.postgresql.org/) for database and MassiveJS (https://massivejs.org/) for data mapping.
• Lodash (https://lodash.com/) for general-purpose code cleanliness/succinctness.

On top of all that, I've built the standard user auth/management, subscriptions, application framework, etc, and I can get up and running on a new idea in a real hurry. It was fun to build and "dogfood" for the Nodewood website, but I'm looking to start working on a new startup this month, and I'm eager to use it in a manner closer to how my customers use it, i.e. starting from scratch.

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NextJs and Firebase for everything. And thats it! Firebase is amazing, so easy to setup and no need for any backend servers.

It sometimes varies a little bit, but usually this is my stack:

• NextJS or React
• ChakraUI
• GraphQL / Apollo Client
• GraphQL / GraphQL-yoga server (based on Apollo)
• Digital Ocean Apps (recently started using these, super nice)
• MySQL or Firestore (Firestore is nice for simple projects)
• Firebase Auth, Firebase Storage, Firebase Functions