Next Starter
Next Starter is a comprehensive Next.js 16 template combining modern development tools including TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui components, Drizzle ORM, and comprehensive testing setup for rapid application development.

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About Next Starter
The MIT-licensed starter provides a complete development environment with ESLint and Prettier configurations, Husky pre-commit hooks, React Hook Form for form management, and Zod schema validation for type-safe data handling. Built on Next.js App Router with React Server Components, the template includes database integration through Drizzle ORM with PostgreSQL, authentication scaffolding, and deployment optimization for Vercel.
The project structure follows Next.js best practices with organized component architecture, utility functions, custom hooks, and environment variable management. Perfect for developers starting new Next.js projects who want production-ready tooling, testing infrastructure with Jest and React Testing Library, and a curated set of libraries that work well together without the complexity of larger boilerplates.
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Free, open source, and ready to ship.
Clone the repo, install dependencies, and start customising. Next Starter is free and open source: its license is in the repository.
- Clone the Next Starter repository from GitHub.
- Run
npm installorpnpm installto install all required packages. - Run
npm run devto start the development server and begin customizing. - Check the repository’s README and license before you ship.
Terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter $ cd next-starter $ npm install $ npm run dev
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Everything you need to know before you ship with Next Starter.
Next Starter is a comprehensive Next.js 16 template combining modern development tools including TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui components, Drizzle ORM, and comprehensive testing setup for rapid application development. It is an open source template in the shadcn.io collection of 215.
Next Starter is made by Skolaczk, an independent developer; shadcn.io lists it but did not make it. Skolaczk has 1 template in the collection, and the author's page lists them.
The listing tags Next Starter with Next.js, React, Tailwind, Prisma, Full-stack and Templates & Themes. Those are its categories, not a dependency list: the exact packages and versions are in the repository's package.json.
Yes. The Next Starter page embeds its live demo from next-starter-skolaczk.vercel.app, and links to it so you can open the real deployment before you clone.
The Next Starter listing was last updated on October 8, 2025. That date is the listing's, not the repository's: check the repository's commits for recent activity.
Clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter), then follow the README. The Next Starter page shows the usual steps and a terminal block with the commands to copy.
Install dependencies with npm install or pnpm install, then run npm run dev. The README in the Next Starter repository says which package manager and environment variables it needs.
No. Next Starter is cloned from its own GitHub repository, so shadcn.io isn't involved. Browsing the page and its live demo need no account either; Pro adds the premium templates, the blocks and the MCP server.
Next Starter is tagged Next.js, so it deploys wherever a Next.js app does, such as Vercel, a Node.js server or a container. Its README may add steps for its own services.
The Next Starter listing doesn't record a license. Check the LICENSE file in its repository (https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter), and ask the author if there isn't one.
That depends on Next Starter's license in its repository, which shadcn.io does not set. Read the LICENSE file before you use it in a client or paid project, and ask the author if it is unclear.
Attribution follows Next Starter's license. Many permissive licenses ask you to keep the copyright notice and license text in your copy; its LICENSE file says exactly what.
No. The Pro license covers shadcn.io's own Pro code, blocks and premium templates. Next Starter is the author's project, under the terms in its repository.
Skolaczk supports Next Starter, through its GitHub repository: read the docs, open an issue or look for discussions. shadcn.io does not maintain it.
Yes. Once you clone it, Next Starter is your own code: change the theme, add pages and connect your backend. It uses shadcn/ui, so you can also add more components the same way.
Yes. Components are free with a free account and the blocks are in Pro; both are copied into your project with the shadcn CLI. Check that Next Starter uses Tailwind CSS and the shadcn/ui setup (a components.json) before you add them, and pick the base library your project already uses.
Yes, with Pro. The shadcn.io MCP server's search_templates tool finds templates by what they are, and returns each one's repository and live demo, so your editor can set up Next Starter for you. Your files stay on your machine.
The collection has 14 other open source Templates & Themes templates like Next Starter, shown at the foot of its page with the ones sharing most categories first. All of them are at /template/category/templates-and-themes.
Skolaczk has no other templates in the collection.
Yes. The 14 premium templates (Solaris, Reframe Labs, Spherule and Max and more) are built by shadcn.io and come with every Pro plan, if you want maintained code with a design file.
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