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Use Cases
For Indie Hackers

For Indie Hackers

From Idea to Paying Customers in Record Time

You're building solo. Every hour counts. Your runway is your savings. You don't have time to waste on boilerplate — you need to ship, validate, and iterate fast.

The Architech is built for you.

Your Pains (We Know Them)

⏰ Time is Your Scarcest Resource

  • Spending weeks setting up auth, payments, database instead of building your unique value
  • Cobbling together 10 different tutorials, each slightly outdated
  • Wrestling with config files when you should be talking to users

💸 Budget Constraints

  • Can't afford specialized developers for frontend, backend, DevOps
  • Every SaaS subscription eats into your runway
  • Need production-quality without production-level team

🎯 Wearing All the Hats

  • You're the designer, developer, marketer, and support
  • No time to become expert in every technology
  • Need tools that "just work" so you can focus on your product

🏃 The Competitor is Shipping

  • Your idea isn't unique — execution speed matters
  • Launching first wins the early adopters
  • Every day in setup is a day your competitor is getting users

🔧 Technical Debt from Day One

  • Hacking things together to move fast
  • "I'll refactor later" (you never do)
  • Code becomes unmaintainable after a few months

The Architech Solution

Get 80% of the Work Done in 3 Minutes

architech new my-saas-app --genome saas-starter

You just got:

  • ✅ Full authentication system (GitHub OAuth, email/password, password reset)
  • ✅ Stripe payment integration (checkout, webhooks, customer portal)
  • ✅ Type-safe database with Drizzle ORM
  • ✅ Beautiful, accessible UI with shadcn/ui
  • ✅ TanStack Query for data fetching
  • ✅ Testing suite (Vitest + Playwright)
  • ✅ Production-ready deployment config

All in production-quality code you own.

Focus on What Makes You Unique

Now spend your time on:

  • 🎯 Your unique product features
  • 🎯 User research and validation
  • 🎯 Marketing and growth
  • 🎯 Talking to customers

Not on:

  • ❌ Setting up auth for the 50th time
  • ❌ Debugging Stripe webhook integration
  • ❌ Configuring TypeScript + ESLint + Prettier
  • ❌ Reading database ORM documentation

Maintain Velocity Without Debt

The code we generate:

  • ✅ Follows best practices - Patterns used by top companies
  • ✅ Is maintainable - Clean, documented, testable
  • ✅ Scales with you - From MVP to Series A
  • ✅ You understand it - No magic, no black boxes

You're not hacking. You're architecting from day one.

Real Indie Hacker Scenario

Week 1 Without The Architech:

  • Mon-Tue: Set up Next.js, configure TypeScript, add ESLint
  • Wed: Fight with Better Auth documentation
  • Thu: Get Drizzle working with Neon
  • Fri: Try to connect auth with database
  • Weekend: Still debugging, haven't built one feature

What you shipped: 0 features. No users. No validation.

Week 1 With The Architech:

  • Mon 9am: architech new my-saas --genome saas-starter
  • Mon 9:05am: Full auth + database + payments working
  • Mon-Fri: Build your unique features (dashboards, analytics, core value prop)
  • Weekend: Launch on ProductHunt

What you shipped: Full MVP. 100 users. Real validation.

Time saved: ~30 hours. Money saved: ~$3,000 if outsourced.

Your Recommended Starter Genome

🎯 SaaS Starter Genome

Perfect for indie hackers building subscription products:

architech new my-saas --genome saas-starter

Includes:

  • ✅ Authentication - GitHub OAuth + email/password
  • ✅ Payments - Stripe subscriptions + webhooks
  • ✅ Database - PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
  • ✅ UI - shadcn/ui components (gorgeous out of the box)
  • ✅ State Management - TanStack Query + Zustand
  • ✅ Testing - Vitest + Playwright
  • ✅ Deployment - Vercel-ready (one-click deploy)

Perfect for: SaaS products, subscription apps, B2B tools, creator platforms.

Alternative Genomes

Blog Platform Genome

Building a content product? Notion alternative? Newsletter platform?

architech new my-blog --genome blog-platform

E-commerce Starter

Building a store? Marketplace? Digital products?

architech new my-store --genome ecommerce-starter

AI Chat App

Building an AI product? ChatGPT alternative? AI assistant?

architech new my-ai-app --genome ai-chat-app

Your ROI

Time Savings

Traditional approach: 2-4 weeks of setup
With The Architech: 5 minutes

Time saved: ~80-160 hours
Your hourly value: $50-200/hour
Money saved: $4,000-$32,000

But more importantly: 2-4 weeks of runway saved. That's 2-4 weeks closer to product-market fit.

Reduced Costs

Without The Architech:

  • Boilerplate development: $5,000-$10,000
  • OR: Learning curve: 100+ hours
  • OR: SaaS subscriptions: $200-500/month

With The Architech:

  • Free and open-source
  • Production-ready in minutes
  • Code you own forever

Increased Velocity

Ship faster:

  • MVP in days, not months
  • Iterate on feedback, not infrastructure
  • Pivot without rewriting everything

What Developers Are Building

The Architech is being used to build:

  • 🚀 Micro-SaaS products — Solo founders shipping MVPs in days, not weeks
  • 💼 B2B tools — Productivity and collaboration platforms
  • 🤖 AI-powered apps — ChatGPT alternatives and AI assistants
  • 📝 Content platforms — Notion alternatives and newsletter tools

Early Access Note: We're in private beta. Join our Discord community (opens in a new tab) to see what others are building and share your own projects.

Your Next Steps

1. Generate Your SaaS

# Install The Architech CLI
npm install -g @architech/cli
 
# Create your project
architech new my-saas --genome saas-starter
 
# Start building
cd my-saas
npm install
npm run dev

2. Customize for Your Idea

The generated code is yours to modify:

  • Add your unique features
  • Customize the UI to your brand
  • Integrate your specific APIs
  • Build what makes you different

3. Ship and Validate

  • Deploy to Vercel (one command)
  • Get users
  • Collect feedback
  • Iterate fast

4. Scale When Ready

The architecture scales:

  • Add team members (standardized code)
  • Add features (modular architecture)
  • Add complexity (production-ready foundation)

Pricing

The Architech CLI: Free and open-source (MIT License)

Official React Marketplace: Free and open-source

Your generated code: You own it (do whatever you want)

No subscriptions. No vendor lock-in. No limits.

Common Questions

"Is this really production-ready?"

Yes. We use battle-tested open-source libraries (TanStack Query, Zustand, Drizzle) that power thousands of production applications. The generated code follows industry best practices.

"What if I need to customize?"

You own every line of code. Modify, extend, or replace anything. No black boxes.

"Can I use my own design?"

Yes! Swap shadcn/ui for Tamagui, MUI, or your own components. The architecture stays the same.

"What about scaling?"

The architecture is used by companies with millions of users. It scales from MVP to Series B.

Start Building

Stop wasting time on setup. Start shipping features.

Get Started in 3 Minutes →

Or explore the technical details:

Architecture → — See how it works
CLI Documentation → — Deep technical dive

Your idea deserves to exist. The Architech removes the barriers between idea and reality.

Ship faster. Build better. Own your code.

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