DeploySolo – The SaaS boilerplate for engineers. (Pocketbase/ Htmx)
Golang is an incredible language for web development. That being said, indie developers and small businesses will likely miss extensive resources found in other projects like Django. Although building an application from the ground up using the standard library is possible, it can be error prone and time consuming. Pocketbase has almost everything an indie developer needs, supporting database, authentication, and file storage into a single, easy-to-deploy executable. Combined with HTMX, and you can created a full stack web application without bloated front end frameworks. That being said,…
DeploySolo – The SaaS boilerplate for engineers. (Pocketbase/ Htmx) launched on March 25, 2024 with 37 votes, #1,050 of 4,270 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
DeploySolo is a SaaS boilerplate built with Golang, Pocketbase, and HTMX designed for engineers building full-stack web applications. It combines Pocketbase's built-in database, authentication, and file storage with HTMX to eliminate the need for heavy frontend frameworks. Aimed at indie developers and small businesses seeking a faster alternative to building from scratch, DeploySolo provides a pre-configured starting point that reduces setup complexity and development time while maintaining simplicity and ease of deployment.
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From the sources
DeploySolo is a lightweight SaaS boilerplate in Go, extending PocketBase with reusable packages for auth, payments, and reactive UIs using htmx. Build and deploy web apps quickly without heavy JS frameworks.
Building reactive web apps—from button click to database operation to result presentation—doesn't get any simpler than this. Super satisfied with the purchase. Exactly what I've been looking for to replace my current stack (Go + htmx + netlify + managed postgres). I previously used PHP with inline scripting. PocketBase+HTMX is the solution I was looking for and DeploySolo is exactly in that direction. Go and htmx is so much win. Wish I found DeploySolo before I built my product. This is a valid concern that may turn people away, so this should be communicated. It's worth noting that PocketBase security vulnerabilities do get addressed. And that DeploySolo will apply necessary manual…from deploysolo.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Golang is an incredible language for web development. That being said, indie developers and small businesses will likely miss extensive resources found in other projects like Django. Although building an application from the ground up using the standard library is possible, it can be error prone and time consuming.…
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