Staart API is a Node.js backend starter for SaaS startups written in TypeScript. It has all the features you need to build a SaaS product, like user management and authentication, billing, organizations, GDPR tools, API keys, rate limiting, superadmin impersonation, and more.
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Staart API is build to work withStaart UI,the frontend PWA starter for SaaS startups.
masterbranch and all 3.x releases are currently in beta. For production, use v1.x instead.
- Casbin-powered permission management
- JWT-powered single-use coupon codes
- Redis-powered queues for outbound emails and logs
- Cloud agnostic, no longer specific to AWS
- Staart scripts for building and deploying
- Async JSON response and smart controller injection
- JWT-powered authentication and user management
- TOTP-powered two-factor authentication (2FA)
- OAuth2 login with third-party accounts
- Location-based login verification
- Security event logging and history
- Stripe-powered recurring billing
- Teams with managed user permissions
- CRUD invoices, methods, transactions, etc.
- Rich HTML transactional emails
- GDPR-compliant data export and delete
- API gateway with API keys and rate limiting
- Domain verification with auto-approve members
- OvernightJS-powered decorators and class syntax
- Injection-proof helpers for querying databases
- Data pagination and CRUD utilities for all tables
- Authorization helpers
- Caching and invalidation for common queries
- User impersonation for super-admin
- Easy redirect rules in YAML
- ElasticSearch-powered server and event logs
- Use this template or fork this repository
- Install dependencies with
npm install - Add a
.envfile based onconfig.ts. - Create MariaDB/MySQL tables based onschema.sql
- Add your controllers in the
./src/controllersdirectory - Generate your
app.tsfile usingstaart controllers - Build with
staart buildand deploy withstaart launch
To update your installation of Staart, run the following:
staart update apiIf you've used the "Use this template" option on GitHub, you might have to force pull fromstaart/apithe first time since the histories wouldn't match. You can use the flag--allow-unrelated-historiesin this case.
- Getting started
- Setting up environment variables
- Creating a controller
- Updating Staart
- Response headers
- Throwing errors
- Authorization
- API key authentication
- Redirects
- Serving static files
The Staart ecosystem consists of open-source projects to build your SaaS startup, written in TypeScript.
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| 🛠️ Staart API | Node.js backend with RESTful APIs |   |
| 🌐 Staart UI | Frontend Vue.js Progressive Web App |    |
| 📑 Staart Site | Static site generator for docs/helpdesk |    |
| 📱 Staart Native | React Native app for Android and iOS |    |
| 🎨 Staart.css | Sass/CSS framework and utilities |    |
| 📦 Staart Packages | Helper functions and utility packages |   |
The development of Staart projects is supported by these wonderful companies.Find us on OpenCollective
 Oswald Labs |
 O15Y |
 Speakup |
 Netlify |
 Koj |