Getting Started With SaaS Product
Pre-Requisites for this tutorial
Don’t want to get a Digital Ocean or Stripe Account? You can install and work locally using this tutorial.
Beginners Corner
How To Setup A Records With Namecheap
Workflow Patterns
Setting Up Your Infrastructure
Step 1. Create your Digital Ocean Droplet
Step 2. Purchase a domain if you don’t already have one, and Point your A Records to the IP Address of the Digital Ocean Droplet.
Step 3. Create a new Gmail account, if you don’t already have one, for sending Administrative Emails and Password Resets.
Step 4. Create your Stripe API Key – and have it ready to copy and paste.
When you complete this tutorial, you will have a fully functioning, properly setup and deployed solution, launched on your domain. This setup process includes setting up fully automated deployments, so you’ll be able to deploy your App by doing a ‘git push’ command.
Setup Your Cloud Server
# SSH Into Your Digital Ocean Account, then run these commands
git clone https://github.com/AdamMichaelArthur/saas-product.git
cd saas-product
bash install.dev.sh# Insert Video Here Of Installing SaaS ProductThe install.dev.sh installation script will prompt you for a few answers. In most cases, you can accept the defaults. If you leave the Stripe API Key empty, (not recommended) the project will be setup without a functioning Stripe Integration. You’ll still be able to start development, but none of the Subscription and Payment Management features will be enabled. Testing Your Installation