Company
Date Published
Author
Sam Harrison
Word count
848
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text introduces a template designed to simplify the creation of internal tools using Neon, StackAuth, and Vercel. It highlights the common challenges faced by tech companies, particularly smaller organizations, in managing internal tools, often resulting in insecure or overly complex solutions. The template offers a streamlined approach, providing a preconfigured setup with a Postgres database, API routes, authentication, and an admin panel, allowing users to rapidly deploy internal applications. It emphasizes the ease of setup and customization, facilitating access control through StackAuth's role-based permissions and domain whitelisting, while Neon provides a serverless Postgres database ideal for integration with Next.js. Vercel aids in hosting the app, making the deployment process straightforward. The template aims to offer a secure, scalable, and cost-effective solution, enabling developers to focus on their core work without the need to manage a full-scale production environment.