SaaS Email Newsletter

This project is a SaaS email newsletter application built using Next.js. It features user authentication with Clerk, payment processing with Stripe, and includes analytics for clients. Additionally, it checks email validity before adding to the subscribers' list.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technology Stack
• Getting Started
• Running the Project
• Environment Variables
• License
• Contributing
• Contact

Features

• User Authentication: Secure authentication using Clerk.
• Payment Processing: Integrated with Stripe for subscription plans.
• Email Validation: Checks if the email is valid before adding to the subscribers' list.
• Analytics: Provides analytics for subscriber data.
• Newsletter Management: Create, design, and send newsletters to subscribers.

Technology Stack

• Frontend: Next.js, TailwindCSS
• Authentication: Clerk
• Payments: Stripe
• Database: Datastax Astra
• Email Validation: Zerobounce

Getting Started

To get started with the project, clone the repository and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/dchobarkar/saas-email-newsletter.git
cd saas-email-newsletter
npm install

Running the Project

To run the development server:

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.

Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add the following environment variables:

NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBSITE_URL=<your-website-url>
JWT_SECRET_KEY=<your-jwt-secret-key>
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=<your-stripe-secret-key>
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=<your-stripe-publishable-key>
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<your-stripe-webhook-secret>
GROW_MONTHLY=<your-stripe-payment-url-for-grow-monthly-plan>
GROW_YEARLY=<your-stripe-payment-url-for-grow-yearly-plan>
SCALE_MONTHLY=<your-stripe-payment-url-for-scale-monthly-plan>
SCALE_YEARLY=<your-stripe-payment-url-for-scale-yearly-plan>
ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT=<your-astra-database-api-endpoint>
ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN=<your-astra-database-app-token>
ZEROBOUNCE_API_KEY=<your-zerobounce-api-key>
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=<your-clerk-secret-key>
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=<your-clerk-frontend-api>
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<your-aws-access-key>
AWS_SECRET_KEY_ID=<your-aws-secret-key>
AWS_REGION=<your-aws-region>

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. Follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature)
5. Open a pull request

Contact

Darshan Chobarkar - @dchobarkar - @barbatos__08 - [email protected]

Project Link: https://github.com/dchobarkar/saas-email-newsletter