Production-Ready Full-Stack Starter Kit for Bootstrapped Founders
FastAPI + Lit + PostgreSQL + Redis - Zero to MVP in minutes
The only complete full-stack solution that gets you from idea to production-ready MVP with:
- ⚡ 5-minute setup to running application
- 💰 <$15/month operating costs during validation
- 🏗️ Production-ready security, testing, and deployment
- 🚀 Enterprise-grade architecture that scales
- 🔒 Security-first with comprehensive threat protection
- Backend: FastAPI + SQLModel + PostgreSQL + Redis + Celery background tasks
- Frontend: Lit 4.0 web components + PWA + comprehensive testing
- Security: JWT auth, rate limiting, security headers, threat detection
- Infrastructure: Docker containers + health monitoring + deployment automation
- Testing: 95%+ backend coverage, 98%+ frontend stability
- Documentation: Complete guides for development, deployment, and operations
Transform your ideas into live, scalable applications in under 30 minutes!
# 1. Install Bun for maximum performance (76x faster)
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
# 2. Start the advanced playground
cd frontend
bun install # 783ms vs npm's 30-60s
bun run playground # Opens at http://localhost:8080
# 3. Click "🚀 Build App" and follow the 4-step wizardComplete Zero-to-Production Guide: ZERO_TO_PRODUCTION_GUIDE.md
- ✅ 26 Production-Ready Components - Atoms → Molecules → Organisms
- ✅ One-Click Deployment - Netlify, Vercel, Railway integration
- ✅ Health Monitoring - Built-in uptime and performance tracking
- ✅ 76x Faster Performance - Bun runtime optimization
- ✅ Complete App Templates - Frontend, Full-Stack, API-Only, E-commerce
- ✅ Security Hardened - HTTPS, CSP headers, input validation
- ✅ Production Optimized - CDN, caching, compression, monitoring
For traditional development workflow:
# Clone and setup (creates .env, builds containers)
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/neoforge.git
cd neoforge
make setup
# Start development environment
make dev🎉 That's it! Your app is running at:
- API: localhost:8000
- Docs: localhost:8000/docs
- Health: localhost:8000/health
| I'm a... | Go to... |
|---|---|
| 🆕 New Developer | Quick Start Guide |
| 💻 Active Developer | Development Guide |
| 🏗️ Technical Lead | Architecture Guide |
| 🚀 DevOps Engineer | Operations Guide |
| 📖 Looking for Reference | API & Component Docs |
✅ Backend: 95%+ test coverage, 280+ tests, production-ready with background tasks
✅ Frontend: 98.5% test stability, 711+ passing tests, comprehensive integration
✅ Security: 2 low-severity issues (down from 8 critical/moderate)
✅ Dependencies: Optimized (1,222 packages, -123 cleanup)
✅ Performance: 646ms builds, optimal bundle sizes
See Technical Debt Resolution Report for complete improvement details.
make setup # Initial setup
make dev # Start development environment
make test # Run all tests
make health # Check service health
make clean # Clean up containersAll commands: make help
- FastAPI - Modern async Python web framework
- SQLModel - Type-safe database operations
- PostgreSQL - Production database
- Redis - Caching and task queue
- Celery - Background task processing
- Lit 4.0 - Modern web components
- TypeScript - Type safety
- Vite - Fast development and building
- PWA - Progressive web app support
- Docker - Containerized development and deployment
- Make - Task automation
- GitHub Actions - CI/CD pipeline
- Health Monitoring - Comprehensive service health checks
New to the project? → Contributing Guide
Questions? → GitHub Issues
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
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