Question 1

What is Leave Localhost?

Accepted Answer

It is a Convex-first SaaS starter for Next.js: a TypeScript monorepo that already connects authentication, real-time data, workspaces, permissions, security workflows, billing entitlements, analytics, email, docs, and shared UI.

Question 2

What is the tech stack?

Accepted Answer

A TypeScript monorepo built on Next.js (App Router) and Convex, with Better Auth for authentication, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui for the interface, and Turborepo managing the workspace. Billing ships with Stripe, Polar, and Lemon Squeezy adapters, and analytics runs through an optional PostHog boundary.

Question 3

Does it work with AI coding agents like Cursor and Claude Code?

Accepted Answer

Yes — it is a core design goal. The repo ships AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, and Cursor rules, a version-locked skill library, typed Convex contracts, and linter-enforced package boundaries, so agents build to the project's conventions instead of guessing. The same context helps a human reading the code for the first time.

Question 4

Who is it for?

Accepted Answer

TypeScript, React, and Next.js developers starting a SaaS product, plus solo founders, small teams, and agencies who want a real-time foundation rather than a collection of services to integrate.

Question 5

Why Convex instead of Postgres or Supabase?

Accepted Answer

Convex owns the database, typed functions, file storage, and background work, and its queries are reactive by default. That removes the seam you would otherwise wire between a database, an ORM, and a separate real-time layer. It is an opinionated choice, not a way to avoid every architecture decision.

Question 6

Do I need to know Convex already?

Accepted Answer

No. If you are comfortable with TypeScript and React, you can be productive quickly — Convex replaces the database, ORM, and real-time layer with typed functions you call directly. The included docs and Convex guidelines cover the patterns the starter uses.

Question 7

Is it only for B2B?

Accepted Answer

No. It ships personal and team workspace modes together. You can start with a single-user product and enable members, roles, and invitations when the product needs them.

Question 8

How does authentication work?

Accepted Answer

Authentication uses Better Auth, integrated with the Convex backend and the organization model, including two-factor authentication and fresh-session checks for sensitive actions.

Question 9

Which billing providers are supported?

Accepted Answer

Adapters for Stripe, Polar, and Lemon Squeezy are included. You configure one. Verified webhooks map plans to capability grants the app can check — not just stored receipts.

Question 10

What do I get for teams and workspaces?

Accepted Answer

Workspaces with members and invitations, roles and RBAC, and named capability grants that gate product actions, available from the first commit.

Question 11

How are roles and permissions handled?

Accepted Answer

Access is gated by roles and capability-based authorization rather than scattered conditional checks, so new features can reuse the same permission model.

Question 12

What security workflows are included?

Accepted Answer

Two-factor authentication, fresh-session and sensitive-action verification, audit events for consequential changes, and super-admin controls. These are wired into the flows, and there is no compliance-certification claim.

Question 13

Is analytics required?

Accepted Answer

No. Analytics is optional and disabled by default. A provider-neutral boundary loads PostHog only when it is enabled and configured, with a no-op fallback so the app works without it.

Question 14

Where can I deploy it?

Accepted Answer

The Next.js frontend deploys to any Node or edge host, such as Vercel, while Convex runs as the managed backend for your data and functions. You are not locked into a single platform for the app itself.

Question 15

Can I restyle it for my product?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The UI uses semantic shadcn tokens, so you change the theme by editing CSS variables rather than rewriting components. The marketing site uses a scoped theme that does not affect the authenticated app.

Question 16

How is this different from a generic Next.js starter?

Accepted Answer

A generic starter usually stops at a login form, a checkout button, and a dashboard shell. This connects live workspace data, role-constrained invitations, sensitive-action verification, audit events, and verified entitlement grants — the work that normally fills the first weeks.

Question 17

Can I use it for client projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can build products for clients and ship them the finished result. The one limit is the boilerplate itself: a client who needs access to the source code has to buy their own license. See the license for the full terms.

Question 18

Is there a live demo?

Accepted Answer

Yes — explore the full product live at demo.leavelocalhost.com. It is the real app, not a screenshot: sign in and try workspaces, members and roles, two-factor auth, billing in test mode, in-app notifications, the audit log, and the super-admin panel.

Question 19

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Launch pricing is $59 as a one-time payment, down from a $349 list price. It includes the full source and everything listed in the pricing section. One purchase covers you and your whole company for unlimited projects — there are no per-seat fees. See the license for what's included.

Question 20

What happens after purchase?

Accepted Answer

You get read access to the private GitHub repository with the full source, and future updates land in that same repository so you can pull them in.

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