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Launchy – A Next.js template for weekly launch directories

Launchy – A Next.js template for weekly launch directories

by drdruide·Apr 16, 2026·1 point·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●MidShip ItSlick

Comprehensive Next.js starter for launch directories, but the boilerplate market is already saturated.

Strengths
  • •Includes complex features like weekly batch crons, sponsor management, and multi-language profanity filtering.
  • •Author previously sold a similar open-source version, validating the market demand.
Weaknesses
  • •Next.js SaaS starter market is crowded with established competitors like ShipFast.
  • •Niche focus on launch directories limits the potential audience compared to general starters.
Target Audience

Developers wanting to launch a curated product directory quickly

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ShipFast · Create T3 App · Next.js SaaS Starter

Post Description

Hey HN,

Last year I built and open-sourced open-launch.com, a Product Hunt-style launch directory. Sold it this summer (low 5 figures). Launchy is the premium rebuild, packaged as a Next.js 16 template.

It's a full Next.js app with Drizzle/Postgres, Better Auth, Stripe Checkout for paid submission tiers and self-serve sponsor slots, R2 uploads, Redis rate limiting, Turnstile captcha, Plunk transactional email, a cron-driven weekly batch that publishes accepted submissions and sends the newsletter, a Tiptap blog, threaded comments with a 26-language profanity filter, and an admin panel with 28 DB-backed settings so customers rebrand without touching code. Setup with "bun run setup" — most people are live in under an hour.

Pricing: first 10 copies 49 USD, then 79, 99, 129. One-time, lifetime updates, direct support. Live demo version: launchy.tools

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