The $0 Indie SaaS Stack That Gets You Live Fast

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✨Hey there, tech stackers! 🚀

Today we’re highlighting a clean, minimal stack from indie hacker Robert Shaw, who’s building lean and fast with modern dev tools—and almost everything he uses offers a free tier.

Robert has built:

🗂️ Sidespace $5k rev

🖼️ Tabdeck $15k

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✨ Stunning UI

Whether you’re launching your first product or spinning up a micro SaaS project, this setup shows just how far you can go without spending much at all. 💸

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💡 The Stack: Simple, Scalable, and Mostly Free

Here’s what Robert uses to build and run his SaaS:

🔧 Development & Hosting

• Supabase – Handles the database, storage, and authentication out of the box. Great Firebase alternative with a generous free tier.

• Nuxt.js – A powerful Vue-based framework for full-stack development. Flexible and ideal for solo builders.

• Vercel – Deploys and hosts the frontend with global edge performance. One-click GitHub deploys = speed.

💰 Monetization

• Lemon Squeezy – For subscription payments. Indie-friendly Stripe alternative with built-in VAT handling and digital tax compliance.

📬 Communication

• Resend – Email infrastructure for sending transactional messages (onboarding, password reset, etc.).

• Chatwoot – Live chat to connect with users and provide in-app support, open source and highly customizable.

📊 Analytics & Feedback

• Plausible – Privacy-first web analytics. Simple UI, cookie-less tracking, and GDPR-compliant by default.

• Tally – Lightweight, beautifully-designed form builder. Great for collecting user feedback and requests.

🔗 Growth Tools

• Dub.co – Branded link shortener. Useful for tracking marketing campaigns and keeping URLs on-brand.

🤖 AI Prompt Tip

This is a great way to use AI to patch together user ops with minimal code.

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Always remember,

Explore broadly
Not just SaaS or tech, but multiple disciplines.

Share ideas selflessly
Be willing to share your knowledge. Keep giving and it will come back to you.

Your stack is not going to save you
You are. So just build.

Go crush it,
Mark

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