// new drop serverless-saas-backend-kit — v1.0.1

Production AWS backends, shipped in a weekend

Battle-tested Terraform + TypeScript starter kits built by senior engineers who were tired of rebuilding the same AWS plumbing on every project. Skip 40+ hours of IAM, CI/CD, and state-backend yak-shaving and start writing features on day one.

operator's note

"I wrote these because I'd rebuilt the same Lambda + DynamoDB + Terraform plumbing four times in a row. You shouldn't have to."

— the author, grudgingly

See the templates  → $ how it works instant download · 7-day refund
01 / saved
40+
hours of setup
02 / code
100%
strict typescript
03 / tested
45
passing tests
04 / deploy
1cmd
to production
typescript★ aws lambda★ dynamodb★ terraform★ cognito★ github actions oidc★ api gateway http v2★ powertools★ zod★ vitest★ esbuild★
§ 01 — catalogue

The templates.
One purchase. Unlimited projects.

Every kit ships with working code, infra-as-code, CI/CD, and docs written by a human who's deployed this stack into production, not a model guessing at it.

● available kit-001 · v1.0.1 · 2026-04-20
serverless / saas

Serverless SaaS
Backend Kit

TypeScript, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB single-table, Cognito, Terraform, GitHub Actions OIDC. Production-ready from the first apply.

  • run Lambda · Node 20 / arm64 · API Gateway HTTP v2 · JWT authorizer
  • data DynamoDB single-table · 2 GSIs · TTL · PITR
  • auth Cognito user pool · post-confirm Lambda trigger
  • ci/cd GitHub Actions OIDC — zero long-lived AWS keys
  • obs Powertools logger · metrics · tracer · idempotency
  • test 45 unit tests · end-to-end smoke script
  • docs architecture · deployment · customization · IAM policy
aws cost to run
idle ~$0.50/mo · 1k MAU ~$5–15 · 100k MAU ~$50–150
price
$149 $199

✦ launch · first 100 buyers

Get the kit →
● available kit-002 · v1.0.0 · 2026-04-20
event-driven / microservices

Event-Driven
Microservices Kit

TypeScript, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Lambda, Terraform. Zod-typed events, idempotent consumers, DLQs alarmed on arrival.

  • bus EventBridge custom bus · 90-day archive · schema registry
  • fan SQS consumers · SNS fan-out with filter policies · per-target DLQs
  • saga 4-service order-saga example · direct + SQS + SNS wiring
  • safe Zod envelope · DynamoDB idempotency · correlation IDs end-to-end
  • obs Powertools logger · EMF metrics · dashboard · DLQ + error alarms
  • ops Guarded DLQ-replay CLI · CI + OIDC deploy · Makefile workflow
  • docs architecture · event catalog · debugging · patterns
aws cost to run
idle ~$1/mo · 1M events/mo ~$10–25 · 10M events/mo ~$60–150
price
$149 $199

✦ launch · first 100 buyers

Get the kit →
§ 02 — protocol

From purchase
to production.

Four commands. Thirty minutes. Zero boilerplate. If you can follow a README, you can deploy it.

step / 01
01

Buy & download

Instant download. Full git history. No gated repo, no DRM, no nonsense.

step / 02
02

Bootstrap AWS

make bootstrap creates the Terraform state backend.

step / 03
03

Deploy dev

make apply ENV=dev stands up the full stack.

step / 04
04

Ship features

Push to main. GitHub Actions deploys via OIDC.

~ / saas-backend-kit — zsh 
$ make install && make build
✓ installed 423 packages · bundled 3 lambdas

$ cp terraform/backend.hcl.example terraform/backend.hcl
$ make bootstrap
✓ created s3 state bucket + dynamodb lock table

$ make apply ENV=dev
✓ 48 resources · 3m 12s · $0.00 so far

$ curl $(terraform output -raw api_endpoint)/health
{"status":"ok","env":"dev","region":"eu-central-1"}
▊
stack // ascii live 
     ┌─────────────────┐
     │  github actions │  oidc
     └────────┬────────┘
              │ assume-role
              ▼
     ┌─────────────────┐
     │   api gateway   │  http v2
     │   + jwt auth    │
     └────────┬────────┘
              │
        ┌─────┴─────┬──────────┐
        ▼           ▼          ▼
     ┌──────┐   ┌──────┐   ┌──────┐
     │ λ    │   │ λ    │   │ λ    │
     │health│   │users │   │ post │
     └──────┘   └──┬───┘   └──┬───┘
                   │          │
                   ▼          ▼
          ┌────────────────────┐
          │   dynamodb  ·  pk  │
          │   gsi1 · gsi2 · ttl│
          └────────────────────┘
§ 03 — audience

Built for
shippers.

These kits exist because senior engineers keep rebuilding the same AWS plumbing — IAM roles, CI/CD, state backends, JWT authorizers — and it always takes a week longer than expected.

You get the plumbing already done, the decisions already argued, the tests already passing. You get to spend your first week on the feature that makes money, not the Terraform module that doesn't.

good fit

You're a maker.

  • + Solo founder or small team — you pick AWS for ceiling, not for comfort.
  • + Infra-as-code from day one. No "we'll migrate later." Later never comes.
  • + Strict TypeScript, real tests, over "works on my machine."
not for you

This isn't a fit.

  • × You want managed platforms (Vercel, Supabase). Buy those instead.
  • × Learning AWS from scratch. Take a course first, then come back.
  • × You want a UI. These are backend-only kits.
§ 04 — reference

Questions?

→What's the license? +

One purchase covers unlimited projects — your own products, client work, internal tools — across your entire organization. You may not resell or redistribute the template itself. Full terms in the LICENSE file shipped with every kit.

→Do I need AWS experience? +

Some. You should be comfortable with the AWS Console, the CLI, and basic Terraform. Every kit ships with a DEPLOYMENT.md walkthrough from a fresh AWS account to a working dev API — if you can follow a README, you can deploy it.

→What does it cost to actually run? +

Pay-per-use AWS services. ~$0.50/mo idle. ~$5–15/mo at 1k MAU. ~$50–150/mo at 100k MAU. CloudWatch Logs and Cognito MAUs are the cost drivers. Lambda + HTTP API stay pennies until you have real traffic.

→Do I get updates? +

Yes. Every patch and minor release is free to existing buyers for 12 months. Major versions are discounted.

→Refund policy? +

7-day no-questions-asked refund through Lemon Squeezy if it doesn't fit your stack.

→Can I see a preview? +

ARCHITECTURE.md and DEPLOYMENT.md are available on request — drop an email and they're back within a day.

§ 05 — call to action

Skip the
plumbing.

One weekend. One terraform apply. One working backend.

Get the Serverless SaaS Kit  ·  $149

instant download · 7-day refund · 12 months updates