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Step-by-step guides to set up databases, APIs, auth, hosting, and more. Written for people who build with AI tools — no coding experience needed.
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Quick explainers before you dive in
During Dev
Set up the services your app needs while you build
Ship It
Get your app live on a real domain
Level Up
Add auth, payments, email, and more
Free Tier Cheat Sheet
Every service in these guides has a generous free tier. Here's what you get without paying anything.
| Service | Free Tier | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Free Database | 9GB storage, 500 databases. Way more than enough for any side project. If you outgrow it, next tier is $29/mo. | Read |
| Google Service Account | Google Cloud's free tier covers virtually all API usage for dashboards and internal tools. Most APIs have daily quotas that side projects never hit. | Read |
| Cloudflare R2 | 10GB storage, 10 million reads/mo, 1 million writes/mo. No egress fees ever. Beyond 10GB: $0.015/GB/mo. | Read |
| Resend Email | 3,000 emails/month, 100/day. Next tier: $20/mo. | Read |
| Deploy on Vercel | Unlimited deploys, 100GB bandwidth/month. Pro plan: $20/month. | Read |
| User Login | Clerk: 10K MAU free, then $25/mo. Better Auth: free forever (open source). | Read |
| Stripe Payments | Free to set up. 2.9% + $0.30 per successful charge. | Read |
| Upstash Caching | 10,000 commands/day, 256MB storage. Next tier: $0.2 per 100K commands. | Read |
| Supabase | 500MB database, 1GB storage, 50K MAU, 2 projects. Next tier: $25/mo. | Read |
Guides — FAQ
Yes. Every guide covers free services or free tiers. We'll always tell you if something costs money and how much.
Nope. These guides are written for people who use AI coding tools like Cursor, Bolt, and Lovable. You don't need to write code yourself — your AI does that. These guides help you set up the services your AI needs to build your app.
Start with "What Is a .env File?" if you're brand new. Then pick any Phase 1 guide based on what your app needs. Phase 2 guides help you go live, and Phase 3 guides add advanced features.
YepAPI is our API platform for SEO, SERP, scraping, and AI tasks. Some guides mention optional YepAPI integrations, but they're not required. Every guide works on its own.
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